Profiles
SIR PHILIP MAWER: Mawer the mandarin: here to steer the birth of UKPAC
In a rare interview Sir Philip Mawer tells Ian Hall that lobbyists are “fooling themelves” if they expect a respite in politicians’ scrutiny of the industry
WILL LAMBE: Lambe gees up strategy for horseracing’s future
British horseracing hopes to banish factionalism as a new lobbying group seeks to speak with one voice. Adam Hill meets Will Lambe, the man who must make it work
PAUL MOORE: First's Moore rams home public transport message
Paul Moore spent almost nine years working for Sir Richard Branson at Virgin Atlantic. Nowadays running public affairs and comms for FirstGroup, he tells Adam Hill what is on the Aberdeen-based bus and train giant’s public affairs agenda
TIM COLLINS: Cameron's old pal bounces back with Bingle and BPPA
Four-and-a-half years after losing his parliamentary seat, Tim Collins has made a surprise return to the political scene at Bell Pottinger Public Affairs. Ian Hall meets him
ALASDAIR McGOWAN: The eBay evangelist takes brands battle to Brussels
Alasdair McGowan, eBay UK’s head of public affairs, tells Sam Macrory what he learned in his years at Number 10 – and why his company has sent a petition with 750,000 signatures to European policymakers
ROBERT SIDDALL: The airports man who wants the Tories to think again
Airport Operators’ Association chief executive Robert Siddall tells Adam Hill why Heathrow needs to expand, what is wrong with Air Passenger Duty, and why he wants the Conservatives to “look again” at their aviation policies
JENNIFER WEBBER: Webber shifts centre-stage as wind power finds favour
Britain is a windy island with little energy derived from wind. The British Wind Energy Association’s head of public affairs, Jennifer Webber, tells Adam Hill why this needs to change
MILES CELIC: The Man United fan who is the new Man from the Pru
After Oxford University, and working for companies including Fishburn Hedges and HSBC, Miles Celic recently landed the top public affairs job at FTSE 100 insurance giant Prudential. Not bad for a ‘working-class’ Salford lad, says Adam Hill
DAVID MOIR: Lobbying for charity shops with the ‘gentle rottweiler’
Sixteen years in Whitehall have stood David Moir in good stead as head of policy and public affairs at the Association of Charity Shops. Here, he reflects on his civil service career and explains the challenges of his current role to Adam Hill
DARREN MURPHY: APCO's Blairite Brummie: forever a Labour loyalist
Two years into his second stint at APCO, Darren Murphy tells Adam Hill about the government’s “policy vacuum”, campaigning – and how the recession is affecting public affairs
