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'''Julia Middleton''' started [[Common Purpose]] in 1988. She formerly worked at [[The Industrial Society]].  Her husband, [[Rupert Middleton]] went on a business course in USA where
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'''Julia Middleton''' is the chief executive and co-founder of [[Common Purpose]], a leadership development organisation. <ref> [http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/about/governance/julia-middleton Julia Middleton], Common Purpose, accessed 14 December 2010. She formerly worked at [[The Industrial Society]].   
Rupert spotted the Community Leadership Programmes.
 
  
Julia Middleton raised half a million in business sponsorship. According to Charles Handy, Common Purpose has 120 paid staff with turnover of £3m.  Julia's father worked for [[Peat Marwick]] and she met Rupert, [[John Garnett]], [[Julia Cleverdon]] at the Industrial Society.<ref> Handy, C. (1999) ''The New Alchemists'', Random House </ref>
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Common Purpose was formed in 1988. Her husband, [[Rupert Middleton]] went on a business course in USA where he spotted Community Leadership Programmes. Julia Middleton raised half a million in business sponsorship. According to Charles Handy, in 1999 Common Purpose had 120 paid staff with a turnover of £3million sterling.  Julia's father worked for [[Peat Marwick]] and she had met Rupert, [[John Garnett]], [[Julia Cleverdon]] at the Industrial Society.<ref> Handy, C. (1999) ''The New Alchemists'', Random House </ref>
  
 
CP's website [http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home/public/programmes/sponsors.aspx PR and sponsor list] is quite impressive: but what does it really mean? There are a few rants about it online (mostly centring around Middleton's proximity to the Office of the Deputy PM (ODPM) and the political patronage thereof. For example [http://eutruth.org.uk/])
 
CP's website [http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home/public/programmes/sponsors.aspx PR and sponsor list] is quite impressive: but what does it really mean? There are a few rants about it online (mostly centring around Middleton's proximity to the Office of the Deputy PM (ODPM) and the political patronage thereof. For example [http://eutruth.org.uk/])
  
Yet she criticises political patronage with relation to public appointments.<ref>House of Commons
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Yet Middleton has herself criticised political patronage.<ref>House of Commons
 
Public Administration Select Committee, [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmselect/cmpubadm/165/165.pdf Government By Appointment: Opening Up The Patronage State], Fourth Report of Session 2002–03</ref>
 
Public Administration Select Committee, [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmselect/cmpubadm/165/165.pdf Government By Appointment: Opening Up The Patronage State], Fourth Report of Session 2002–03</ref>
  
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==Affiliations==
 
Middleton is also associated with the [[Arab Learning Initiative]], which describes its role as [[venture philanthropy]].<ref> Arab Learning Initiative [http://arablearninginitiative.com/index.html] </ref>
 
Middleton is also associated with the [[Arab Learning Initiative]], which describes its role as [[venture philanthropy]].<ref> Arab Learning Initiative [http://arablearninginitiative.com/index.html] </ref>
  

Revision as of 15:34, 14 December 2010

Julia Middleton is the chief executive and co-founder of Common Purpose, a leadership development organisation. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

CP's website PR and sponsor list is quite impressive: but what does it really mean? There are a few rants about it online (mostly centring around Middleton's proximity to the Office of the Deputy PM (ODPM) and the political patronage thereof. For example [2])

Yet Middleton has herself criticised political patronage.[1]

Affiliations

Middleton is also associated with the Arab Learning Initiative, which describes its role as venture philanthropy.[2]

Middleton is well networked in the New Labour, Careerist, Atlanticist networks. Latterly she has joined the Media Standards Trust.

Notes

  1. House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee, Government By Appointment: Opening Up The Patronage State, Fourth Report of Session 2002–03
  2. Arab Learning Initiative [1]