Howell James - Revision history

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 ==Revolving Door==
-*Corporate affairs director, [[Barclays]] plc. Role was approved by [[ACOBA]] "subject to the automatic three-month waiting period from his last day of service and the condition that, for 12 months from the same date, he should not be personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer."<ref> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/16510/acobatenthreport2008_2009.pdf] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 25 November 2014 </ref>
+*Corporate affairs director, [[Barclays]] plc. Role was approved by [[ACOBA]] "subject to the automatic three-month waiting period from his last day of service and the condition that, for 12 months from the same date, he should not be personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer."<ref> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/16510/acobatenthreport2008_2009.pdf Tenth Report 2008-2009] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 25 November 2014 </ref>
 ==Affiliations==

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	James was subsequently appointed to the very post that the [[Phillis Committee]] created. The Conservative party commented: ‘This is a very strange appointment. It is a strange way to try and end the culture of spin in Downing Street, appointing a good friend of Peter Mandelson to such a sensitive post. And it is strange that Labour should want the services of the man who masterminded the 1997 election campaign for John Major.’ <ref>Cole Moreton, ‘[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/deconstructing-the-mandelson-set-690234.html Deconstructing the Mandelson set]’, ''Independent'', 4 February 2001</ref>		James was subsequently appointed to the very post that the [[Phillis Committee]] created. The Conservative party commented: ‘This is a very strange appointment. It is a strange way to try and end the culture of spin in Downing Street, appointing a good friend of Peter Mandelson to such a sensitive post. And it is strange that Labour should want the services of the man who masterminded the 1997 election campaign for John Major.’ <ref>Cole Moreton, ‘[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/deconstructing-the-mandelson-set-690234.html Deconstructing the Mandelson set]’, ''Independent'', 4 February 2001</ref>
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		+	*Corporate affairs director, [[Barclays]] plc. Role was approved by [[ACOBA]] "subject to the automatic three-month waiting period from his last day of service and the condition that, for 12 months from the same date, he should not be personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer."<ref> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/16510/acobatenthreport2008_2009.pdf] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 25 November 2014 </ref>

	==Affiliations==		==Affiliations==

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-'''Howell Malcolm Plowden James''' (born 13 March 1954) is a government spin doctor, political advisor, and PR executive. In August 2009 he was director of corporate affairs for [[Barclays Bank]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209939/Peter-Mandelson-s-PR-friend-opens-office-Libya.html#ixzz0Pen516am Peter Mandleson's PR friend opens office in Libya], ''Daily Mail'', 30 August 2009</ref>
+{{Template:Lobbying_Portal_badge}}{{Template: Revolving Door badge}}'''Howell Malcolm Plowden James''' (born 13 March 1954) is a government spin doctor, political advisor, and PR executive. In August 2009 he was director of corporate affairs for [[Barclays Bank]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209939/Peter-Mandelson-s-PR-friend-opens-office-Libya.html#ixzz0Pen516am Peter Mandleson's PR friend opens office in Libya], ''Daily Mail'', 30 August 2009</ref>
-He is currently chief executive of lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]], previously he was head of corporate communications at [[Christies]].
+He is currently chief executive of lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]]; previously he was head of corporate communications at [[Christies]].
 ==Career==

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	He is currently chief executive of lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]], previously he was head of corporate communications at [[Christies]].		He is currently chief executive of lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]], previously he was head of corporate communications at [[Christies]].
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	==Career==		==Career==

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	'''Howell Malcolm Plowden James''' (born 13 March 1954) is a government spin doctor, political advisor, and PR executive. In August 2009 he was director of corporate affairs for [[Barclays Bank]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209939/Peter-Mandelson-s-PR-friend-opens-office-Libya.html#ixzz0Pen516am Peter Mandleson's PR friend opens office in Libya], ''Daily Mail'', 30 August 2009</ref>		'''Howell Malcolm Plowden James''' (born 13 March 1954) is a government spin doctor, political advisor, and PR executive. In August 2009 he was director of corporate affairs for [[Barclays Bank]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209939/Peter-Mandelson-s-PR-friend-opens-office-Libya.html#ixzz0Pen516am Peter Mandleson's PR friend opens office in Libya], ''Daily Mail'', 30 August 2009</ref>
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	He is currently chief executive of lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]], previously he was head of corporate communications at [[Christies]].		He is currently chief executive of lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]], previously he was head of corporate communications at [[Christies]].

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−	'''Howell Malcolm Plowden James''' (born 13 March 1954) is a government spin doctor, political advisor, and PR executive. In August 2009 he was director of corporate affairs for [[Barclays Bank]]. <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209939/Peter-Mandelson-s-PR-friend-opens-office-Libya.html#ixzz0Pen516am Peter Mandleson's PR friend opens office in Libya], ''Daily Mail'', 30 August 2009</ref> ~~In 2014 he became head~~ of lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]], ~~having~~ previously ~~worked~~ at [[Christies]].	+	'''Howell Malcolm Plowden James''' (born 13 March 1954) is a government spin doctor, political advisor, and PR executive. In August 2009 he was director of corporate affairs for [[Barclays Bank]]. <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209939/Peter-Mandelson-s-PR-friend-opens-office-Libya.html#ixzz0Pen516am Peter Mandleson's PR friend opens office in Libya], ''Daily Mail'', 30 August 2009</ref> He is currently chief executive of lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]], previously he was head of corporate communications at [[Christies]].

	==Career==		==Career==

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-'''Howell Malcolm Plowden James''' (born 13 March 1954) is a government spin doctor, political advisor, and PR executive. In August 2009 he was reported to be director of corporate affairs for [[Barclays Bank]]. <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209939/Peter-Mandelson-s-PR-friend-opens-office-Libya.html#ixzz0Pen516am Peter Mandleson's PR friend opens office in Libya], ''Daily Mail'', 30 August 2009</ref>
+'''Howell Malcolm Plowden James''' (born 13 March 1954) is a government spin doctor, political advisor, and PR executive. In August 2009 he was director of corporate affairs for [[Barclays Bank]]. <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209939/Peter-Mandelson-s-PR-friend-opens-office-Libya.html#ixzz0Pen516am Peter Mandleson's PR friend opens office in Libya], ''Daily Mail'', 30 August 2009</ref> In 2014 he became head of lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]], having previously worked at [[Christies]].
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 ===Brown Lloyd James===
-James’s role as a political secretary came to an end with the Conservative election defeat in 1997. That year he founded the advertising and PR company [[Brown Lloyd James]] with [[Nicholas Lloyd|Sir Nicholas Lloyd]], former editor of the ''Daily Express'' who was Knighted by Thathcer, and [[Peter Brown]] a ‘music, entertainment and communications’ expert who represents Andrew Lloyd Weber. <ref>Brown Lloyd James, [http://www.brownlloydjames.com/principals.htm Peter Brown], [Accessed 26 November 2009]</ref> He was a director of [[Brown Lloyd James]]  until 2004. He was famously hired as a spokesman for the Hinduja brothers, whose £1m donation to the Millennium Dome led to [[Peter Mandelson|Mandelson’s]] second resignation from the Labour Government. <ref>‘Profile: Howell James: So is this the son of Prince of Darkness?’, ''The Sunday Times'', 28 March 2004</ref> [[Peter Mandelson]] and James are old friends and [[Peter Mandelson|Mandelson’s]] partner Reinaldo Avila da Silva previously had a relationship with James. <ref>Cole Moreton, ‘[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/deconstructing-the-mandelson-set-690234.html Deconstructing the Mandelson set]’, ''Independent'', 4 February 2001</ref>
+James’s role as a political secretary came to an end with the Conservative election defeat in 1997. That year he founded the advertising and PR company [[Brown Lloyd James]] with [[Nicholas Lloyd|Sir Nicholas Lloyd]], former editor of the ''Daily Express'' who was Knighted by Thatcher, and [[Peter Brown]] a ‘music, entertainment and communications’ expert who represents Andrew Lloyd Weber. <ref>Brown Lloyd James, [http://www.brownlloydjames.com/principals.htm Peter Brown], [Accessed 26 November 2009]</ref> He was a director of [[Brown Lloyd James]]  until 2004. He was famously hired as a spokesman for the Hinduja brothers, whose £1m donation to the Millennium Dome led to [[Peter Mandelson|Mandelson’s]] second resignation from the Labour Government. <ref>‘Profile: Howell James: So is this the son of Prince of Darkness?’, ''The Sunday Times'', 28 March 2004</ref> [[Peter Mandelson]] and James are old friends and [[Peter Mandelson|Mandelson’s]] partner Reinaldo Avila da Silva previously had a relationship with James. <ref>Cole Moreton, ‘[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/deconstructing-the-mandelson-set-690234.html Deconstructing the Mandelson set]’, ''Independent'', 4 February 2001</ref>
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-James was a member of the [[Phillis Committee]] (chaired by [[Bob Phillis]], chief executive of Guardian Media Group) <ref>‘Profile: Howell James: So is this the son of Prince of Darkness?’, ''The Sunday Times'', 28 March 2004</ref> the 2003 Review of Governmentt Communication which recommended the appointment of a permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office to oversee communications operations across government. <ref>Ian Hall, ‘[http://prweek.co.uk/uk/News/EmailThisArticle/189404/ Analysis: The myth of spin-free govt communications]’, PR Week UK, 5 September 2003</ref>
+James was a member of the [[Phillis Committee]] (chaired by [[Bob Phillis]], chief executive of Guardian Media Group) <ref>‘Profile: Howell James: So is this the son of Prince of Darkness?’, ''The Sunday Times'', 28 March 2004</ref> the 2003 Review of Government Communication which recommended the appointment of a permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office to oversee communications operations across government. <ref>Ian Hall, ‘[http://prweek.co.uk/uk/News/EmailThisArticle/189404/ Analysis: The myth of spin-free govt communications]’, PR Week UK, 5 September 2003</ref>
 James was subsequently appointed to the very post that the [[Phillis Committee]] created. The Conservative party commented: ‘This is a very strange appointment. It is a strange way to try and end the culture of spin in Downing Street, appointing a good friend of Peter Mandelson to such a sensitive post. And it is strange that Labour should want the services of the man who masterminded the 1997 election campaign for John Major.’ <ref>Cole Moreton, ‘[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/deconstructing-the-mandelson-set-690234.html Deconstructing the Mandelson set]’, ''Independent'', 4 February 2001</ref>