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Many think tanks won’t say who funds them and their research is usually done to suit the agenda of their backers. Lobbying is a major issue - it has been in the US for a long time but seems to be growing over here too (see also propaganda and misinformation for across the political spectrum - eg use of social media ads and fake news stories)

Posted By: Sellbydave on August 15th 2019 at 15:25:17

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Be interested to know how much people believe in western democracy now? Because it s (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 12:40:07
- There's been some interesting (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 15, 14:40:10
  - A lot of those policy “think tanks” who produce those surveys have very specific agendas. (General Chat) - APB, Aug 15, 15:07:36
    - This (General Chat) - Sellbydave, Aug 15, 15:25:17
      - Yeah,not being funny but when you get to my age you know that. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 15:41:44
        
        Duly noted! (n/m) (General Chat) - Sellbydave, Aug 15, 16:07:19
- democracy? (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Aug 15, 13:11:29
  - Oh and Tory MPs claiming expenses to clean their moat and heat their horse stables etc. (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Aug 15, 13:18:24
  - Oh and the mainstream news media is mostly most foreign owned (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Aug 15, 13:13:35
    - Yep. Democracy can be easily bought. (General Chat) - megson, Aug 15, 13:42:23
      - Voice of reason. 😘💛💚💛🔰 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 14:10:52
    - Agreed Larrald,things are fucked up. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 13:25:39
    - This particularly. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Aug 15, 13:25:31
  - Sounds like a dinner party round at your place. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 15, 13:13:16
- well that's the thing about democracy... (General Chat) - mr carra, Aug 15, 12:50:20
  - Ill informed electorates = shit governments.No,the point I was trying to make (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 13:02:49
    - By. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 13:03:15
  - and it also (General Chat) - Moritz Moutarde, Aug 15, 12:58:42
    - my word (General Chat) - Moritz Moutarde, Aug 15, 12:59:39
      - That's a fair point,but continuing mass immigration whilst we don't have enough house (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 13:07:40
        
        stopping councils from replacing their stock sold under right to buy is the fucking idiocy (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 15, 13:21:02
        
        Agreed. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 13:26:50
        
        Mind you, those immigrants are building most of the new houses we do have! (General Chat) - mr carra, Aug 15, 13:21:00
        
        And another thing,you're right about the people building houses I think,it's (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 13:37:40
        
        It's both.mostly governmental but as I've said it's only a certain group (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 13:33:49
        
        Your first mistake is to equate Tom Watson to the views of the Labour party (General Chat) - Dog, Aug 15, 14:08:32
        
        It is a shame,I really liked Watson as well.I suppose Corbyn (who I thought (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 14:15:50
        
        Training people. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 15, 13:08:13

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