One of the directors of this company, Robin Biggam, is also Chairman of the Independent Television Commission in the UK, a government appointment. The Commission revokes the licence of Med TV, a Kurdish satellite television station after pressure from Turkey.
The elected government in the UK appoints many heads of industry to control the activities of companies:
| Name | Industrial Position | Government Position |
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| Chairman: British Airways Campaigns against taxes on aviation fuel. President: Confederation of British Industry Campaigns against taxes on corporations. |
Head: Government Energy Review
Looks at taxation to help reduce global warming. |
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| Chairman: J Sainsbury PLC A large supermarket criticised for its anti-competitive practices. Founder: Sainsbury Laboratory A centre for genetic engineering research. |
Minister: Department of Trade and Industry Responsible for regulating competition policy and funding research centres. |
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| Chairman: British Petroleum Campaigns against oil taxation. |
Minister: Trade and Industry Responsible for the UK's energy policy. |
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| Paid Adviser: Albright & Wilson (UK) Ltd Agrochemical company that lobbies for the deregulation of pesticides. |
Secretary of State: Agriculture Responsible for biotechnology and policy on pesticide resistant crops. |
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| Director: Commercial Union Named by the UK Treasury for mis-selling 7900 pensions. |
Board Member: Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority Protects pensioners from being exploited. |
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| Director: Smithkline Beecham Company which has polluted streams in southern England. |
Head: Environmental Protection Has proposed that companies should monitor their own pollution. |
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| Managing Director: ICI Katalco Heavy polluter with cancer-inducing and hormone-disrupting chemicals. |
Regional Manager: Environmental Agency Responsible for the environment. |
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| Director: Anglian Water PLC Fined 6 times in 1999 for pollution incidents. |
Director General: Department of Environment Responsible for the environment. |
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| Managing Director: Ford UK Lobbies against reduction of carbon dioxide, lead, and sulphur emissions from cars. Lobbies against the removal of lead from petrol and against the installation of catalytic converters on vehicles. |
Chairman: Cleaner Vehicles Task Force Responsible for advising the UK Government about cleaner cars policy. |
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| Chairman: Shell UK Pollutes heavily in the UK and has been responsible for polluting Ogoni land in Nigeria. |
Chairman: Business and the Environment Advises the UK Government about the environment. |
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| Chief Executive: Celtic Energy Open cast mining company that destroyed Selar Grasslands, a site of scientific interest and home to rare plant and butterfly species. |
Member: Countryside Council for Wales Responsible for looking after sites of scientific interest. |
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| Executive: Group 4 Security company which runs children's gaols (jails). These have been criticised for their handling of inmates. |
Adviser: Youth Justice Board Advises the UK Government about the handling of young offenders. |
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| Director: Serco Group PLC One of the more successful bidders of privately financed government projects. |
Chief Executive: Private Finance Panel Responsible for selecting companies to run government projects. |
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| Director: TI Group Sells machine tools for military use in 150 countries. |
Head: Defence Export Services Organisation Advises UK government about licensing sales of military goods around the world. |
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| President: Landowners Association Campaigns against the right of the public to roam in the countryside. |
Chairman: Countryside Agency Responsible for implementing the right to roam. |
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| Executive Director: Zeneca Group PLC Pollutes heavily in the UK with solid toxic waste. |
Member: Business and the Environment Advises the UK Government about the environment. |
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| Manager: Zeneca Group PLC Has had 6 genetically modified organisms approved for release into the environment. |
Member: Releases to the Environment Advises the UK Government about the releases of genetically modified organisms into the environment. |
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| Research Director: Nestlé Has pushed powdered milk to poorer nations to the detriment of the heath of babies. |
Director: Institute of Food Research Advises the UK Government about the quality of food. |
