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There is a revolving door between industry and regulators, but does that really make for a 'cosy relationship'?

  • Written by Eva Heims, Lecturer in Public Policy, University of York
There is a revolving door between industry and regulators, but does that really make for a 'cosy relationship'?blurAZ / shutterstock

Toby Willison, a senior executive at the UK’s Environment Agency, is departing for the private utility firm Southern Water. Willison has been with the agency since 2002 and is currently its director of operations. The Guardian and Daily Mail report concerns that this is yet another example of regulators enjoying a...