UK News
BAE Systems lures ex-Shell and Barclays man Phillips
Former Shell lobbyist Mark Phillips has been appointed to a top communications role at UK defence contractor BAE Systems.
'UKPAC' aiming to launch in four months
The new umbrella body for lobbyists being set up in response to the public administration select committee (PASC) inquiry is potentially just four months away from launch.
Gatwick bolsters PA capacity as it hires FD Blueprint in Brussels
GATWICK/BRUSSELS: Gatwick Airport is bolstering its external communications to support ambitious plans to become the ‘airport of choice’ for airlines and passengers in London and South-East England.
Tories step up rhetoric against lobbyists
The Conservatives last month accused the Audit Commission of ‘scandalously’ spending almost £56,000 on lobbying agency support.
The Sunday Times, in a front-page story headlined ‘Quango’s anti-Tory plot’, reported that...
'News in Brief' - March 2010 - Seven stories
'News in Brief' - March 2010 - Six stories [ONLINE ONLY]
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Hanson Search boosts its Tory contacts with Pickering hire
Headhunting firm Hanson Search has recruited a senior board member of Thatcherite pressure group Conservative Way Forward to help the company fill public affairs jobs.
PAN Awards 2010: awards date confirmed
The Public Affairs News Awards 2010 will take place on Wednesday 27 October.
Portland PR to hunt PA team head as Wilson re-joins EEDA
Portland PR is on the hunt for a new head for its public affairs team ahead of the departure of David Wilson.
'New-Biz Round-Up' - March 2010
The International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) has brought in Grayling to handle a ‘major international communications study’. The Brussels-based lobby group represents makers of veterinary medicines, vacc...
