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news PPCs take jobs as public affairs consultants Conservative election candidate launches own PA consultancy; another takes role at PLMR The Conservatives’ PPC for Yeovil, Kevin Davis, has launched a public affairs consultancy named Cratus, after the Greek god of strength. Davis told PAN that clients of his new venture already include National Grid Property, the London Development Agency, CNM Estates, Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation, teenpregnancy charity Straight Talking and the Centre for Accessible Environments. Cratus is based in Kingston-uponThames and is being run by Davis with Nick Kilby, a fellow Tory councillor who is ex-Indigo Public Affairs. They have just hired Ben Sherreard, a Tory councillor in Maidstone who is exWeber Shandwick, while Cratus also has Labourand Lib Dem-following associates. Davis has a background in charities and told PAN: “Smaller charities don’t spend enough time networking with local and national politicians, often relying on their CEOs to do it, because they haven’t got the resources.” Davis fought the Lib Dem-held seat of Kingston Surbiton at the 2005 election. He needs a swing of more than eight per cent to win Yeovil, which is currently held by Lib Dem MP David Laws. ❚ The Conservatives’ PPC for Bournemouth West, Conor Burns, has joined the consultancy PLMR as an associate director, working two days a week. The managing director of Claphambased PLMR, Kevin Craig, is himself a Labour PPC in South Suffolk. Burns ran for the Tories in Eastleigh in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. He stands an excellent chance of making it third time lucky in his bid to become an MP, as Bournemouth West has a national Tory majority of 2,608 – incumbent MP Sir John Butterfill is standing down. Burns, a former Tory councillor on people moves – PPC s extrA Other PPCs recently on the move in communications/public affairs: • Chris Heaton-Harris: the Tories’ PPC in Daventry recently joined Fleishman-Hillard as a part-time consultant; he was an MEP from 1999 until June this year (he decided not to stand in May’s EP elections after being selected as PPC for Daventry) • Antony Calvert: the Tories’ PPC in Morley and Outwood recently left his account manager role at Green Issues Communications • Andrew Dakers: the Lib Dems’ PPC in Brentford Isleworth last month departed his PA manager role at Business in the Community (BitC) to become an independent consultant on PA/corporate responsibility • Munira Wilson: the Lib Dems’ PPC in Feltham Heston recently left her press and PA manager role at Beating Bowel Cancer (BBC) to take a government and corporate affairs manager job with a global pharma company; at BBC she has been replaced by Dave Ward, previously of Guide Dogs PLMR in Clapham: New recruit Conor Burns (left) alongside Olly Grender and Kevin Craig Southampton City Council, has previously worked for political monitoring firm DeHavilland. Former Lib Dems comms director Olly Grender MBE also works with PLMR for three days each week (PAN, Apr). Craig told PAN: “Conor’s experience with DeHavilland will be a real boost to help us develop our monitoring services, and Olly’s media nous is second to none.” See p4 story on ‘Get Elected’, plus ‘MPs in our midst’, pp22-24 Bingle ushers in age of austerity as champers remains cellared BELL POTTINGER PUBLIC AFFAIRS (BPPA) has opted against holding its traditional champagne reception during the party-conference season. Its decision suggests that a period of austerity has arrived at one of the consultancy world’s most lavish conference-season entertainers. BPPA chairman Peter Bingle told PAN: “This is the first time we have decided not to organise a champagne party during my time here – more laden reception at Labour’s conference. Last year it switched its bash to the Conservatives’ gathering. Bingle said that this year BPPA would be hosting a number of lunches and dinners “where politicians can engage in serious discussions with the business community”. He added: “These dinners will be more focused than a big party – they’re what politicians want and more in keeping with the new mood.” BPPA lost various high-profile clients last year such as McDonald’s, HSBC, eBay and Asda’s national account. But it has this year won briefs from clients including National Express Group, Alstom, National Grid Property and the ALMR. Bingle is upbeat about BPPA’s prospects, saying: “The market believes that the Tories are coming and BPPA is best placed to advise clients on how best to deal with change.” Bingle: “focused dinners” for BPPA at the party conferences than eight years. Politics and PA are moving into a more restrained era. During New Labour’s halcyon years BPPA put on a champers IN THIS ISSUE: REGULATION OF LOBBYISTS IN FRANCE (News, p4; Leader, p17; and ‘PAN Panel’, p18) We hope the new lobby registration system will be applied to everyone – Fabrice alexandre Perhaps the biggest potential problem is that most law firms are likely to decline to register – Jean-Christophe Adler Paris is now on the same playing field as London, Brussels or Washington – Nicolas Bouvier August 2009 | PublicAffairsNews | 3 August 2009 DS AR – AW S N ER IDE S PA W INN E IN SE www.publicaffairsnews.c inside this issue Chemicals lobby suspended from Commission’s register Complaint from Friends of the Earth Europe over CEFIC’s declared spend triggers action By ian hall MP S IN OUR MIDST? The PPCs who work in lobbying Ideas sent in so far for our ’50 Best Lobbying Campaigns Ever’ ranking... ...keep them coming to top50campaigns@publicaf news PPCs take jobs as public affairs consultants Conservative election candidate launches own PA consultancy; another takes role at PLMR The Conservatives’ PPC for Yeovil, Kevin Davis, has launched a public affairs consultancy named Cratus, after the Greek god of strength. Davis told PAN that clie news Lobby register for France paris: France’s Parliament is introducing a register of lobbyists as the global trend towards regulation of the profession takes in another European country. The register – which will only be voluntary – is to launch at the start of the next parliamentary session in O news McCarthy joins 4Children Whitehall expert is new public affairs director at young people’s charity National children’s charity 4Children has recruited a former special adviser in four Whitehall departments as its top lobbyist. Claire McCarthy has just started as director of public affairs, aim New-biz round-up Your essential monthly digest of organisations appointing or changing consultancies CONSUMER FORUM • BRITISH WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION • ABI • PORT OF DOVER • PREMIER INN • KINGFISHER • World HEPATITIS ALLIANCE Association of British Insurers – Hanover The Association of British Insu news Holiday lets job for Edelman Mobilisation on cards to fight planned reform of Furnished Home Lettings rules Edelman has been appointed by the Holiday Cottages Group (HCG) – the UK’s largest holiday-cottage agency – to lobby against proposed changes to tax rules on holiday lettings. Chancellor news people moves Ofwat has hired David Hackett to the new role of European affairs manager. Hackett, who has previously worked for organisations including the East of England Development Agency, reports to head of public affairs Ian Hulme. www.publicaffairsnews.c Union Unite’s group launches Unio Media How political rivals are faring in the press commons incheS: Burnham, Lansley and Lamb rival PARLIAMENTARIANS’ press coverage – number of mentions 22 20 Number of UK national newspaper articles mentioning MP 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 J Consultation tracker Your essential monthly digest of new consultations of interest to the public affairs community NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN LONDON • RADIOACTIVE WASTE • MOTORSPORT AND AEROSPACE • UNLICENSED MEDICINES • DIABETES CARE CONSULTATIONS LAUNCHED IN THE PAST month DCSF – Allegations of abuse a european news US Chamber hunts director Brussels role created to champion the ‘reduction of regulatory barriers’ BRUSSELS: The US Chamber of Commerce is hunting an executive director for its Brussels office to ‘advocate a pro-business agenda before European policymakers’. The person taking the newl european news european News in brief WHY THE CONSERVATIVES MATTER: ON PAN www.publicaffairsnews.c ONLINE 17JUL The Conservatives in the European Parliament could prove to be more powerful than ever in their new grouping – and should be ignored by lobbyists ‘at their peril’. That is the advice of Da european news End of an era for agency boss Alistair McLeish steps down at Central and Eastern European specialist MMD BUDAPEST/MOSCOW: Huntsworthbecomes Dobson’s deputy, owned Central and Eastern while remaining Eurasia chief. European (CEE) corporate Lock, who joined MMD in 2004, comms and public BAR . RESTAURANT . 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Brussels Samantha Seewoos opinion – leader editor’s COMMENT Paris leapfrogs Westminster in the race to regulate hose following the halting, haphazard progress towards regulation of the sector in Westminster and Brussels will be interested to read our report (p4) that the French Parliament has become the latest legislature t opinion – pan panel Q HOT TOPIC: FRANCE’S LOBBY REGISTER [ THE QUESTION: Do you foresee problems? Fabrice Alexandre Managing Partner, Communication Institutions (C I) France’s Parliament has become the latest national legislature to commit to introducing a register of lobbyists – albeit a volun opinion – columnists ed vaizey MP COMMENT kevin maguire JOURNALIST COMMENT Some ideas as PAN compiles Why there’s rising interest in its ‘top 50’ campaigns ranking the ‘approachable’ Lib Dems his magazine’s quest to research the ‘50 Best Lobbying Campaigns Ever’ strikes me as a laudable but ver Profile – 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, s PROFILE – MILES CELIC His parents were not much involved in politics: originally from Yugoslavia, forging a life in a new country, they wanted to keep their heads down and work hard. “It was a classic working-class immigrant background,” says Celic. Celic made his way from the local state school to LOBBYISTS AND PARLIAMENT MPs in our midst? In the fourth installment of our ‘Lobbyists and Parliament’ series, Ian Hall finds out how many of the next election’s confirmed prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) work in public affairs/communications Philip Allott COMMS/PA JOB: Founding managing LOBBYISTS AND PARLIAMENT Darren Caplan COMMS/PA JOB: Director of B2L Public Affairs in London STANDING FOR: Conservatives in Hackney North and Stoke Newington Richard Clein COMMS/PA JOB: Associate director at Bell Pottinger North STANDING FOR: Lib Dems in Sefton Central Damian Collins COMMS/PA JO LOBBYISTS AND PARLIAMENT ned six of the ‘Eyes on the prize’: in July last year PAN conve e; this feature listed in this edition for an extended featur PPCs in PAN’s ‘Lobbyists and Parliament’ series was the first Nick Clegg: the current leader of the Liberal Democrats formerly worked at GJW Govern recruitment appointments August 2009 | PublicAffairsNews | 25 electus making the right connection Go on! Make the leap! 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