public interest

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Powell said he would offer three pieces of advice to his successor: Stay out of electoral politics, treat Congress not as a burden but as a core responsibility, and rely on the Fed’s staff, which he described as an unusually capable group of professionals dedicated to the public interest.

From Barron's

The GP said the revelation of his involvement in the company was not in the public interest, that he derived no financial income from it, and that while he had been told about plans to move asylum seekers into Parliament Place, he was not involved in the day-to-day running of the company.

From BBC

Liverpool Riverside's Labour MP Kim Johnson said the incident at Parliament Place raised questions about how asylum accommodation deals were done, and rejected Maassarani's suggestion there was no public interest in knowledge of his link to SRH.

From BBC

"There is an important public interest in ensuring that conduct in our country does not further corruption in another country."

From BBC

A Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson said: "Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring this case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings."

From BBC