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*[[James Bethell]]
 
*[[James Bethell]]
 
*[[Maurice Cousins]]
 
*[[Maurice Cousins]]
*[[Emily Hamilton]] - head of media
 
 
*[[Lucy James]]
 
*[[Lucy James]]
*[[Nicola Minford]]- works on the [[Campaign for High Speed Rail]] and [[Siemens]] accounts,
 
 
*[[Jennifer Powers]]
 
*[[Jennifer Powers]]
*[[Thomas Ricketts]
 
 
*[[Campbell Storey]]
 
*[[Campbell Storey]]
*[[Milly Doolan]] - Business Development Manager since June 2012
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*[[Milly Doolan]] - Account manager, March 2013 was formerly business development manager since June 2012.
*[[Duncan Menzies]]
 
 
*[[Duncan Sedgewick]] - Energy Practice Chair, joined in 2012
 
*[[Duncan Sedgewick]] - Energy Practice Chair, joined in 2012
*[[Simon Barrow]] - People Director
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*[[Simon Barrow]] - People Director since September 2012.
*[[Portia Swales]] - Associate Development Director
 
*[[Dan Large]] - joined Westbourne in September 2011 as campaign director for the Campaign for High-Speed Rail. He was formerly top aide to Conservative MP [[Edward Timpson]] MP, first working with him on his high-profile Crewe & Nantwich by-election victory in 2008. <ref> ''Public Affair News'', [http://www.publicaffairsnews.com/no_cache/home/uk-news/news-detail/newsarticle/people-moves-september-2011-edition/130/ PEOPLE MOVES - September 2011 edition], 1 September 2011 </ref>
 
 
*[[Ashish Prashar]] - Head of Communications from 1 July 2013, previously head of media relations at [[Ipsos MORI]]. He worked as communications and public affairs adviser to [[Matthew Taylor]] at the [[Royal Society of Arts]] and their 2020 Public Services project; prior to that he worked for the [[Conservative Party]] as a press officer for three members of the Shadow Cabinet, he has also volunteered for [[Barack Obama]]'s 2008 Presidential Campaign. Prashar has worked on campaigns for the [[Tony Blair Faith Foundation]] in Sierra Leone which laid the groundwork for their 'Malaria Health Campaign' and worked as the election press secretary to the Mayor of London: [[Boris Johnson]] on the Back Boris 2012 campaign. <ref> [http://gorkana.com/news/consumer/people-news/westbourne-communications-appoints-new-head-of-comms/ Community News
 
*[[Ashish Prashar]] - Head of Communications from 1 July 2013, previously head of media relations at [[Ipsos MORI]]. He worked as communications and public affairs adviser to [[Matthew Taylor]] at the [[Royal Society of Arts]] and their 2020 Public Services project; prior to that he worked for the [[Conservative Party]] as a press officer for three members of the Shadow Cabinet, he has also volunteered for [[Barack Obama]]'s 2008 Presidential Campaign. Prashar has worked on campaigns for the [[Tony Blair Faith Foundation]] in Sierra Leone which laid the groundwork for their 'Malaria Health Campaign' and worked as the election press secretary to the Mayor of London: [[Boris Johnson]] on the Back Boris 2012 campaign. <ref> [http://gorkana.com/news/consumer/people-news/westbourne-communications-appoints-new-head-of-comms/ Community News
 
Westbourne Communications appoints new head of comms], 1 July 2013, acccessed 9 August 2013 </ref>
 
Westbourne Communications appoints new head of comms], 1 July 2013, acccessed 9 August 2013 </ref>
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*[[James Wickett-Whyte]], worked on the Yes to High Speed Rail campaign, no longer listed as Westbourne staff on the APPC register as of April 2013, now a consultant at [[Curtin & Co]] on the community consultation team <ref> [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/james-wickett-whyte/57/931/416  James Wickett-Whyte], LinkedIn profile, acc April 2013 </ref> <ref> [http://communityconsultation.curtinandco.com/our-people/james-wickett-whyte/?ptype=ajax James Wickett-Whyte], Curtis & Co website, acc 8 April 2013 </ref>
 
*[[James Wickett-Whyte]], worked on the Yes to High Speed Rail campaign, no longer listed as Westbourne staff on the APPC register as of April 2013, now a consultant at [[Curtin & Co]] on the community consultation team <ref> [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/james-wickett-whyte/57/931/416  James Wickett-Whyte], LinkedIn profile, acc April 2013 </ref> <ref> [http://communityconsultation.curtinandco.com/our-people/james-wickett-whyte/?ptype=ajax James Wickett-Whyte], Curtis & Co website, acc 8 April 2013 </ref>
 
*[[Harry Spencer]] - was an intern and researcher at Westbourne, is now an account executive at [[Edelman]] <ref> [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/harry-spencer/39/b94/a7a Harry Spencer], LinkedIn, acc 8 April 2013 </ref>
 
*[[Harry Spencer]] - was an intern and researcher at Westbourne, is now an account executive at [[Edelman]] <ref> [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/harry-spencer/39/b94/a7a Harry Spencer], LinkedIn, acc 8 April 2013 </ref>
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*[[Emily Hamilton]] - head of press from April 2011 – July 2013. Now corporate communications manager at [[Bupa]], held since August 2013.
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*[[Nicola Minford]]-  worked as account executive and senior account executive between April 2012 and November 2013 - worked on the [[Campaign for High Speed Rail]] and [[Siemens]] accounts. Is now. Is now Public Affairs Officer at [[Thames Tideway Tunnel]], November 2013-present.
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*[[Thomas Ricketts]] - former senior account executive from February 2012 to August 2013. Then appointed government affairs adviser and now media relations adviser at the [[British Bankers Association]].
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*[[Duncan Menzies]]
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*[[Portia Swales]] - Associate Development Director between December 2012 and April 2014.
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*[[Dan Large]] - Campaign director for the Campaign for High-Speed Rail between May 2011 and January 2012. He was formerly top aide to Conservative MP [[Edward Timpson]] MP, first working with him on his high-profile Crewe & Nantwich by-election victory in 2008. <ref> ''Public Affair News'', [http://www.publicaffairsnews.com/no_cache/home/uk-news/news-detail/newsarticle/people-moves-september-2011-edition/130/ PEOPLE MOVES - September 2011 edition], 1 September 2011 </ref> Then held roles as campaign director of [[Freedom To Marry UK]] (October 2012 – February 2013) and senior associate of [[Crest Advisory]] (June 2012 – January 2014). Is currently director of [[By&Large Campaign Strategy]], August 2010 – Present.
  
 
==Clients==
 
==Clients==
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===June 2013-August 2013===
 
===June 2013-August 2013===
 
[[BAM Nuttall]] | [[Birmingham Airport]] | [[GB Railfreight]] | [[Hitachi Rail Europe]] Ltd | [[Ingeus UK]] | [[Legal & General]] | [[Siemens]] | [[The Dearman Engine Company]] | [[The Green Deal Finance Company]] Ltd <ref name="MT"/>
 
[[BAM Nuttall]] | [[Birmingham Airport]] | [[GB Railfreight]] | [[Hitachi Rail Europe]] Ltd | [[Ingeus UK]] | [[Legal & General]] | [[Siemens]] | [[The Dearman Engine Company]] | [[The Green Deal Finance Company]] Ltd <ref name="MT"/>
 
  
 
===March 2013-May 2013===
 
===March 2013-May 2013===

Revision as of 14:39, 3 October 2014

Twenty-pound-notes.jpg This article is part of the Lobbying Portal, a sunlight project from Spinwatch.

Westbourne Communications is a lobbying firm co-founded and run by James Bethell, the 5th Baron Bethell. It describes itself as a "small specialist agency that offers clients a fresh approach", placing strong emphasis on the need to change public opinion as a way of influencing decision-makers.

The traditional ways of conducting your communications are growing out of date. The economics of digital media have broken old monopolies on information. Scandals created suspicion about back-room decisions. Consumers expect choices.
At Westbourne, we believe that decision-makers will be influenced less by secretive lobbying and more by changing opinion about your issues.
Headlines and contacts are important but, increasingly, not enough. Nowadays it might be just as important to mobilise public supporters. Or else giving a voice to relevant specialist groups – experts, officials, professionals, locals, parents.
That’s why you need a new combination of skills. Researching opinion. Presenting your case. Adapting to feedback. Direct communications, often over the internet. Mobilising support. Rebutting opposition."

People

March 2014-May 2014

Ben Abbotts | Joseph Ampah | James Bethell | Paul Chapman | James Clark | Maurice Cousins | Mark Evans | Helena Frisby | Ben Garratt | Hannah Hatt | John Higginson | Bernard Hughes | Lucy James | Alex Linden | Rebecca Lury | Richard Martyn Hemphill | Jennifer Powers | Christopher Rees | Duncan Sedgwick | Campbell Storey | Portia Swales | James Wicket Whyte | Chloe Williams Wynne | Amy Yiannitsarou [2]

December 2013-February 2014

Ben Abbotts | James Bethell | Paul Chapman | James Clark | Maurice Cousins | Mark Evans | Helena Frisby | Ben Garratt | Dominic Haldane | John Higginson | Bernard Hughes | Lucy James | Alex Linden | Jennifer Powers | Christopher Rees | Annabel Roycroft | Duncan Sedgwick | Campbell Storey | Portia Swales | Mark Thompson | James Wicket Whyte | Danny Wilkinson | Amy Yiannitsarou [3]

September 2013-November 2013

Ben Abbotts | James Bethell | Paul Chapman | Bernard Hughes | Lucy James | Alex Linden | Nicola Minford | Jennifer Powers | Christopher Rees | Duncan Sedgwick | Adrian Shooter | Campbell Storey | Portia Swales [4]

June 2013-August 2013

Portia Swales | Ben Abbotts | James Bethell | Paul Chapman | Maurice Cousins | Milly Doolan | Emily Hamilton | Lucy James | Dan Large | Alex Linden | Duncan Menzies | Nichola Minford | Jenniifer Powers | Christopher Rees | Duncan Sedgwick | Adrian Shooter | Campbell Storey [5]

March 2013-May 2013

Portia Swales | James Bethell | Paul Chapman | Maurice Cousins | Milly Doolan | Emily Hamilton | Lucy James | Dan Large | Alex Linden | Duncan Menzies | Nichola Minford | Jenniifer Powers | Christopher Rees | Thomas Ricketts | Duncan Sedgwick | Adrian Shooter | Campbell Storey [6]

December 2012-February 2013

Portia Swales | James Bethell | Paul Chapman | Maurice Cousins | Milly Doolan | Emily Hamilton | Lucy James | Dan Large | Alex Linden | Duncan Menzies | Nichola Minford | Jenniifer Powers | Thomas Ricketts | Duncan Sedgwick | Adrian Shooter | Campbell Storey [7]

Infrastructure practice

Former staff

Clients

March 2014-May 2014

Up until June 2014: BAM Nuttall | Birmingham Airport | Centrica Energy Crest Nicholson | Cuadrilla Bowland | ERSA | GB Railfreight | Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd | Hs2 Ltd | IBI Group | Ingeus UK | Institute for Legal Reform | Legal & General | Marketing Birmingham | The Freight Alliance | The Green Deal Finance Company Ltd | The Wolfson Prize | Uber | [2]

December 2013-February 2014

BAM Nuttall | Birmingham Airport | Centrica Energy | Crest Nicholson | Cuadrilla Bowland | ERSA | GB Railfreight | Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd | Ingeus UK | Legal & General | Marketing Birmingham | The Dearman Engine Company | The Freight Alliance | The Green Deal Finance Company Ltd | The Wolfson Prize | Utilita [3]

September 2013-November 2013

BAM Nuttall | Birmingham Airport | GB Railfreight | Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd | The Dearman Engine Company | The Green Deal Finance Company Ltd | Utilita [4]

June 2013-August 2013

BAM Nuttall | Birmingham Airport | GB Railfreight | Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd | Ingeus UK | Legal & General | Siemens | The Dearman Engine Company | The Green Deal Finance Company Ltd [5]

March 2013-May 2013

All Party Parliamentary Group on High Speed Rail | Birmingham Airport | Campaign for High Speed Rail | GB Railfreight | Healthlogistics | Ingeus UK | Legal & General | Shelter | Siemens | The Dearman Engine Company [6]

December 2012-February 2013

APPG for High Speed Rail | Birmingham Airport | Campaign for High Speed Rail | Core Cities | Euston Estate Limited | GB Railfreight | Healthlogistics | Ingeus UK | Legal & General | Siemens | The Society of Chief Librarians [7]

March - May 2012

Former clients

Westbourne's website displays the following companies' logos on its 'about Westbourne' page:

Affiliations

  • Nothing British - Westbourne's founder Bethell set up this campaign against the BNP, drawing upon support from powerful British military figures
  • Doctors for Reform - launched this campaign which represented 1000 medical practitioners backing government plans to overhaul the NHS and which was supported by Reform, the free-market thinktank that has received funding from private healthcare companies. [15]

Contact, Resources and Notes

Westbourne Comms Company was incorporated as a private limited company (No. 06936185) on 17 June 2009. Its registered address is 17 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH. Founder James Bethell is the sole company director. [16]

Contact

Address:17 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH
Email:jennifer.powers@westbournecoms.com
Website: www.changeopinion.com

Previously:

55 Tufton Street
London SW1P 3QL
Tel: 02033970100
Email: campbell.storey@westbournecoms.com

Resources

Notes

  1. [http://gorkana.com/news/consumer/people-news/westbourne-communications-appoints-new-head-of-comms/ Community News Westbourne Communications appoints new head of comms], 1 July 2013, acccessed 9 August 2013
  2. 2.0 2.1 Register for 1st March 2014 - 31st May 2014 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  3. 3.0 3.1 Register for 1st December 2013 - 28th February 2014 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  4. 4.0 4.1 Register for 1st September 2013 - 30th November 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  5. 5.0 5.1 Register for 1st June 2013 - 31st August 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  6. 6.0 6.1 Register for 1st March 2013 - 31st May 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  7. 7.0 7.1 Register for 1st December 2012 - 28th February 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  8. Public Affairs: The Week in Lobbying, prweek.com, Friday, 18 May 2012, 12:00am, acc 7 April 2013
  9. Public Affair News, People Moves - March 2011 edition
  10. James Wickett-Whyte, LinkedIn profile, acc April 2013
  11. James Wickett-Whyte, Curtis & Co website, acc 8 April 2013
  12. Harry Spencer, LinkedIn, acc 8 April 2013
  13. Public Affair News, PEOPLE MOVES - September 2011 edition, 1 September 2011
  14. About Westbourne, acc 8 April 2013
  15. Jamie Doward, [1], The Observer, Saturday 6 April 2013 22.35 BST, acc same day
  16. Companies House, Webcheck, acc 8 April 2013