By Chris Whitehouse, chair and director of food policy at Whitehouse Communications2021-04-26T09:16:00+01:00 Source: Unsplash We need more regulation if responsible, ethical lobbyists are not to be tarred with the same brush as self-serving politicians As David Cameron is hounded for seeking to feather his nest with $60m in Greensill options, and the Hancock family’s business, Topwood, is caught securing a contract from NHS Wales and inclusion on an NHS England framework, the political spotlight for the next few months will be shining relentlessly upon commercial lobbyists and their engagement with senior politicians and civil servants. In the case of Cameron and Hancock, despite the cries of “view halloo” from the opposition front bench and the editors of the Sunday papers, this will go nowhere in the short to medium term. Indeed, it’s most likely that observers will conclude that no rules were broken.