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Our guide to Brexit lobbying aims to shed light on the people and organisations jostling for position to use this 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to advance their own interests.We reveal the networks of lobbyists-for-hire and think tanks working for big business and the politicians aiding them. Read more...Watch and share: 'Meet the Frackers: a Spinwatch lobbying tour'Our Fracking Portal tracks the companies, people and lobbyists behind the all-out push for shale gas exploration in the UK and worldwide. It sheds light on who is influencing the debate over fracking and the tactics used to persuade the public and our politicians. Read more... The UndercoverResearch Portal investigates corporate and police spying on activists. It aims to make public the stories about the undercover officers who have been exposed and the groups they spied upon. We also look at the police officers and units involved and how they interconnect with some of the big stories around policing in the past few decades. Read more Our Schools Portal examines the vast global education industry that has sprung up to profit from our schools. It has been described as ‘the largest market opportunity’ since healthcare was privatised. 'Let's all go forth. Let's all make hay,' as one private equity investor at a 2015 UK conference succinctly put it. Read more We welcome new contributors to Powerbase. To contribute, you first need to register. Send an email to melissa.jones AT Powerbase.info saying who you are and your interests. If you are approved we'll send you a username and password that allows you to log in and edit or add material.Research and writing tipsHow to research front groups | Resources for studying propaganda | Research using the webIf you're unsure of where to start, you could expand some recently created but currently brief articles. Take a look at the recent changes page to see some 'stubs' - articles that may just be a line or two and need fleshing out. Or check out the automatically updated page which includes pages flagged by Powerbase editors as most wanted. See also our Things you can do to help page. If you'd like some suggestions closer to your interests, please email Powerbase's managing editor.Start HereDisclaimer: Powerbase is an encyclopedia of people, issues and groups shaping the public agenda. It is a project of the non-profit Public Interest Investigations email melissa.jones AT Powerbase.info.Antispam note: To avoid attracting spam email robots, email addresses on Powerbase are written with AT in place of the usual symbol, and we have removed "mail to" links. Replace AT with the correct symbol to get a valid address. Read the full disclaimer

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