Nuclear spin

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Individuals

  • Ian Fells – discredited government advisor

The media

Simon Jenkins – Guardian Columnist

Organisations

  • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority - The non-departmental public body that has been created to oversee Britain's "nuclear legacy". To spin their case, the NDA the Authority has brought in high profile PR experts who are used to fighting controversial schemes. The NDA has hired Jon Phillips, the ex-head of communications for Heathrow Airport be be its head of Comms. Phillips, who pushed through is heading a ten person team based in London.

The NDA also has a PR team based in Cumbria headed by Bill Hamilton ex- director at Grayling and public affairs director at Safeway, and recently group public affairs director for Transport for London.(Ravi Chandiramani (2005) Lib Dem Election Chief Nets Tfl Job, PR Week, 12 August, p1

The NDA has hired Bell Pottinger Communications to run its PR led by Chime PR division chairman Kevin Murray. Also involved are Bell Pottinger Public Affairs director Tim Walker and Corporate & Financial director Mark Herbert. The account is said to be worth £100,000 (Ravi Chandiramani (2005) Nuclear Clean-Up Body Brings In Bell Pottinger, PR Week, 8 July, p2

Companies