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| − | Richard Ritchie is UK Director of | + | Richard Ritchie is UK Director of UK Government Affairs for [[BP]]. Ritchie is a member of the [[Conservative Party]]. |
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| + | :Trained as a musician, Richard subsequently obtained a BA (Hons) Degree in Business Studies. He has worked in many areas of BP including planning, Human Resources, and industrial and retail marketing. His current responsibilities include political advice and analysis for BP’s CEO and Managing Directors; co-ordination and management of BP’s oral and written responses to Government; and external presentation of BP’s political interests and concerns. Richard is a former Conservative Parliamentary candidate, and served on Spelthorne Borough Council 1973-77. He is a member of [[Equity]] and continues, when possible, to work in the theatre and films. He is the composer of many musicals and songs.<ref name="DM">Debating Matters [http://www.debatingmatters.com/people/richard_ritchie/ Richard Ritchie], accessed 2 April 2011</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Activities== | ||
| + | He featured in the 1973 BBC documentary 'These Young People: A question of loyalty',<re>BFI Film and TV Database [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/640461 These Young People: A question of loyalty]</ref> expressing some rather trenchant views on the role of government and the place of business in society. | ||
Ritchie was an aide of [[Enoch Powell]], editing some of his publications such as: A Nation or No Nation (editor R. Ritchie) (1978); Enoch Powell on 1992 (editor Richard Ritchie) (1989)<ref>[http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FPOLL;recurse=1]</ref> | Ritchie was an aide of [[Enoch Powell]], editing some of his publications such as: A Nation or No Nation (editor R. Ritchie) (1978); Enoch Powell on 1992 (editor Richard Ritchie) (1989)<ref>[http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FPOLL;recurse=1]</ref> | ||
| − | + | ==Views on Portillo== | |
According to the ''Telegraph'': | According to the ''Telegraph'': | ||
:Richard Ritchie, an oil executive with BP, met [[Michael Portillo|Portillo]] when he came down from Cambridge. "I was working for [[Enoch Powell]] as an archivist. We all went to the opera together. Enoch would say vote for Portillo. He was amused to discover someone almost as ambitious as he was. Michael hasn't changed fundamentally over the years."<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2001/06/28/tlport28.xml&page=8]</ref> | :Richard Ritchie, an oil executive with BP, met [[Michael Portillo|Portillo]] when he came down from Cambridge. "I was working for [[Enoch Powell]] as an archivist. We all went to the opera together. Enoch would say vote for Portillo. He was amused to discover someone almost as ambitious as he was. Michael hasn't changed fundamentally over the years."<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2001/06/28/tlport28.xml&page=8]</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| − | *[[Centre for Policy Studies]], Council | [[Taxpayers' Alliance Roundtable]], attendee, 2010. | | + | *[[Centre for Policy Studies]], Council | [[Taxpayers' Alliance Roundtable]], attendee, 2010. | [[Debatign Matters]], judge 2010/11<ref name="DM"/> | |
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
Revision as of 07:47, 2 April 2011
Richard Ritchie is UK Director of UK Government Affairs for BP. Ritchie is a member of the Conservative Party.
Career
According to a biographical notes:
- Trained as a musician, Richard subsequently obtained a BA (Hons) Degree in Business Studies. He has worked in many areas of BP including planning, Human Resources, and industrial and retail marketing. His current responsibilities include political advice and analysis for BP’s CEO and Managing Directors; co-ordination and management of BP’s oral and written responses to Government; and external presentation of BP’s political interests and concerns. Richard is a former Conservative Parliamentary candidate, and served on Spelthorne Borough Council 1973-77. He is a member of Equity and continues, when possible, to work in the theatre and films. He is the composer of many musicals and songs.[1]
Activities
He featured in the 1973 BBC documentary 'These Young People: A question of loyalty',<re>BFI Film and TV Database These Young People: A question of loyalty</ref> expressing some rather trenchant views on the role of government and the place of business in society.
Ritchie was an aide of Enoch Powell, editing some of his publications such as: A Nation or No Nation (editor R. Ritchie) (1978); Enoch Powell on 1992 (editor Richard Ritchie) (1989)[2]
Views on Portillo
According to the Telegraph:
- Richard Ritchie, an oil executive with BP, met Portillo when he came down from Cambridge. "I was working for Enoch Powell as an archivist. We all went to the opera together. Enoch would say vote for Portillo. He was amused to discover someone almost as ambitious as he was. Michael hasn't changed fundamentally over the years."[3]
Affiliations
- Centre for Policy Studies, Council | Taxpayers' Alliance Roundtable, attendee, 2010. | Debatign Matters, judge 2010/11[1] |
Resources
- Oiling the political engine By Tobias Buck, David Buchan, Krishna Guha and Sheila McNulty, FT.com site, Aug 01, 2002 (mentions Ritchie)
