Who has most access to the top? What 5 years of transport ministers’ diaries reveal
Hagen Hopkins Getty Images For interest groups and lobbyists, face to face time with political decision makers is the most valuable kind of access there is. As one New Zealand politician once put it (speaking anonymously to lobbying researchers), “politics is so much about relationships”. In person meetings help build trust, develop shared priorities and identify where influence is possible. These meetings are also highly valued by policy makers. Over time, the relationships formed between
Hagen Hopkins Getty Images For interest groups and lobbyists, face to face time with political decision makers is the most valuable kind of access there is. As one New Zealand politician once put it (speaking anonymously to lobbying researchers), “politics is so much about relationships”. In person meetings help build trust, develop shared priorities and identify where influence is possible. These meetings are also highly valued by policy makers. Over time, the relationships formed between
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