____________ sounds like a lobbyist (1 Viewer)

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Lobbying (also Lobby) is a form of advocacy with the intention of influencing decisions made by legislators and officials in the government by individuals, other legislators, constituents, or advocacy groups. A lobbyist is a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest or a member of a lobby.

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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0810/breaking29.html

in this article in the irish times, ann fitzgerald the cheif executive of the national consumer association

“This suggests that competitive pricing is still not a feature of the Irish grocery market and to address this there is a real need for a new entrant to the market to offer consumers a real alternative.”

the irish times* headed the article as 'price of groceries down 14%' - today fm* actually namechecked asda in their news article, and planning law - suggesting that if we want cheaper groceries, we must change planning law to allow asda to set up here. i cant find the full text of her speech though.

*same company

 

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Planning curbs on the size of supermarkets should be lifted, she says, to facilitate the entry of new overseas groups to this country.

Groups such as Asda and Cosco might come here if planning conditions suited them, she added.

ah. from rte.