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Parliament's lobbies

Ruth Tarrant

22nd February 2016

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The Parliament YouTube channel is a treasure trove of fascinating videos and insights into the workings of Parliament. I've been exploring many of the virtual tours of Parliament that are available - this one on the lobbies is interesting, and shows the background to the term "lobbying", which is so important in modern politics.

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Ruth Tarrant

Ruth has been Subject Lead in Economics at tutor2u for many years after a career of teaching Economics, Business, Politics and Maths in a range of secondary schools. She is a highly experienced A level Economics Examiner, and also teaches undergraduate Economics on a very part-time basis at the University of Oxford. Ruth is passionate about making economics fun, engaging and accessible.

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