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On a blue-shaded background, a cut out of Lionel Zetter. Lionel is a white man with short grey hair, wearing a blue blazer over a white shirt. There is an inset image of the book cover for The Lobbyist.
Main image: Handout. Inset: Nine Elm Books.
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Friday 17th October 2025
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Lobbying has changed: 'What you know is now more important than who you know'

Former CIPR president, Lionel Zetter’s career has included an approach from MI6 and time in the Cabinet Office – all great insight for his first novel, The Lobbyist, out this month.

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