IPR head calls for regulatory body for all lobbyists
23 Jul 1999 | by BEN ARNOLD and JULIETTE GARSIDE
IPR director general Colin Farrington last week called for the establishment of a government agency to oversee lobbyists, dubbed Oflob.
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