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	'''James Purnell''' MP (born 2 March 1970) is a former Labour MP. He was a leading member of the generation of Labour MPs, often referred to as the "[[Primrose Hill Gang]]". Other prominent members include [[Ed Miliband]] and [[David Miliband]], [[Douglas Alexander]], [[Ed Balls]] and [[Pat McFadden]]. Despite being a leading Blairite, Purnell was popular amongst supporters of [[Gordon Brown]] too, and his pre-ministerial CV includes a stint as a PPS at the Treasury. He was a [[Labour Party]] MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, first being elected at the 2001 general election. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. <ref>'James Purnell MP - Biography', [http://www.ccpr.org.uk/OneStopCMS/Core/CrawlerResourceServer.aspx?resource=3D973C69-2B24-4E85-AAF4-10192ADE3F17&mode=link&guid=14d1c2a3c1bc4b5f94997c77af176917 CCPR website], accessed 26 March, 2009.</ref>		'''James Purnell''' MP (born 2 March 1970) is a former Labour MP. He was a leading member of the generation of Labour MPs, often referred to as the "[[Primrose Hill Gang]]". Other prominent members include [[Ed Miliband]] and [[David Miliband]], [[Douglas Alexander]], [[Ed Balls]] and [[Pat McFadden]]. Despite being a leading Blairite, Purnell was popular amongst supporters of [[Gordon Brown]] too, and his pre-ministerial CV includes a stint as a PPS at the Treasury. He was a [[Labour Party]] MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, first being elected at the 2001 general election. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. <ref>'James Purnell MP - Biography', [http://www.ccpr.org.uk/OneStopCMS/Core/CrawlerResourceServer.aspx?resource=3D973C69-2B24-4E85-AAF4-10192ADE3F17&mode=link&guid=14d1c2a3c1bc4b5f94997c77af176917 CCPR website], accessed 26 March, 2009.</ref>

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 *Director, [[Open Left Project]], [[Demos]], taken up as an unpaid appointment in July 2009 and paid in September 2009. [[ACOBA]] saw "no reason why he should not take this up as a paid appointment once the normal three-month waiting period for former Cabinet Ministers has elapsed".<ref name="AC"/>
 *Setting up as an independent consultant providing advice on strategy and governance to companies and third sector clients, and, additionally, undertaking work in journalism and television, including in TV drama, June 2010. Approved by [[ACOBA]] who saw "no reason why he should not set up as a consultant or undertake work as described, forthwith, subject to the conditions that, for 2 years after leaving office, he should not draw on any privileged information that was available to him as a Minister, or undertake any work as a consultant which involved providing advice to any company or organisation on the terms of any bid or contract relating directly to the Department for Work and Pensions, or become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of any new employer in the fields specified".<ref name="AC1"> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/acoba/assets/acobatwelfthreport2010-2011.pdf Twelfth Report 2010-2011] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 8 December 2014 </ref>
-*Chair of [[Gleneagles Conference]] on Pensions, [[J P Morgan]], September 2010. Approved by [[ACOBA]] who saw "no reason why he should not chair the conference taking place next month".<ref name="AC1"/>
+*Chair of [[Gleneagles Conference]] on Pensions, [[JP Morgan]], September 2010. Approved by [[ACOBA]] who saw "no reason why he should not chair the conference taking place next month".<ref name="AC1"/>
 ==History and links==

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 *[[Portland PR]]: He declares that he has done 'speechwriting' work for [[BSkyB]] under contract from Portland PR, run by former downing Street adviser [[Tim Allan]], who was Purnell's flatmate. <ref>'Changes to the Register of Members' Interests: James Purnell', [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=11176 TheyWorkForYou.com]</ref>
 *Director, [[Open Left Project]], [[Demos]], taken up as an unpaid appointment in July 2009 and paid in September 2009. [[ACOBA]] saw "no reason why he should not take this up as a paid appointment once the normal three-month waiting period for former Cabinet Ministers has elapsed".<ref name="AC"/>
 ==History and links==

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 '''James Purnell''' MP (born 2 March 1970) is a former Labour MP. He was a leading member of the generation of Labour MPs, often referred to as the "[[Primrose Hill Gang]]".  Other prominent members include [[Ed Miliband]] and [[David Miliband]], [[Douglas Alexander]], [[Ed Balls]] and [[Pat McFadden]].  Despite being a leading Blairite, Purnell was popular amongst supporters of [[Gordon Brown]] too, and his pre-ministerial CV includes a stint as a PPS at the Treasury.    He was a [[Labour Party]] MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, first being elected at the 2001 general election.  He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. <ref>'James Purnell MP - Biography', [http://www.ccpr.org.uk/OneStopCMS/Core/CrawlerResourceServer.aspx?resource=3D973C69-2B24-4E85-AAF4-10192ADE3F17&mode=link&guid=14d1c2a3c1bc4b5f94997c77af176917 CCPR website], accessed 26 March, 2009.</ref>
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 *in 2006 he became Minister of State for Pensions Reform at the [[Department of Work and Pensions]].
 *in June 2007: secretary of state for culture media and sport in Gordon Brown's government.
 *in 2013: director, strategy and digital of the BBC, with a salary of £295,000. <ref> Tim Walker [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9870888/James-Purnells-new-BBC-job-is-good-news-for-the-women-in-his-life.html James Purnell's new BBC job is good news for the women in his life] The Telegraph, 15 Feb 2013, Accessed 9 September 2014 </ref>
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 *[[Compass]], speaker at their conference in June 2006.
 *[[Portland PR]]: He declares that he has done 'speechwriting' work for [[BSkyB]] under contract from Portland PR, run by former downing Street adviser [[Tim Allan]], who was Purnell's flatmate. <ref>'Changes to the Register of Members' Interests: James Purnell', [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=11176 TheyWorkForYou.com]</ref>
 ==History and links==

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-'''James Purnell''' MP (born 2 March 1970) is a well connected zionist <ref>[http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=6787 The Truth Seeker website], accessed 26 March, 2009.</ref> and free marketeer.  He is a leading member of the new generation of Labour MPs, often referred to as the "[[Primrose Hill Gang]]".  Other prominent members include [[Ed Miliband]] and [[David Miliband]], [[Douglas Alexander]], [[Ed Balls]] and [[Pat McFadden]].  Despite being a leading Blairite, Purnell is popular amongst supporters of [[Gordon Brown]] too, and his pre-ministerial CV includes a stint as a PPS at the Treasury.    He is a [[Labour Party]] MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, first being elected at the 2001 general election.  He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. <ref>'James Purnell MP - Biography', [http://www.ccpr.org.uk/OneStopCMS/Core/CrawlerResourceServer.aspx?resource=3D973C69-2B24-4E85-AAF4-10192ADE3F17&mode=link&guid=14d1c2a3c1bc4b5f94997c77af176917 CCPR website], accessed 26 March, 2009.</ref>
+'''James Purnell''' MP (born 2 March 1970) is a former Labour MP. He was a leading member of the generation of Labour MPs, often referred to as the "[[Primrose Hill Gang]]".  Other prominent members include [[Ed Miliband]] and [[David Miliband]], [[Douglas Alexander]], [[Ed Balls]] and [[Pat McFadden]].  Despite being a leading Blairite, Purnell was popular amongst supporters of [[Gordon Brown]] too, and his pre-ministerial CV includes a stint as a PPS at the Treasury.    He was a [[Labour Party]] MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, first being elected at the 2001 general election.  He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. <ref>'James Purnell MP - Biography', [http://www.ccpr.org.uk/OneStopCMS/Core/CrawlerResourceServer.aspx?resource=3D973C69-2B24-4E85-AAF4-10192ADE3F17&mode=link&guid=14d1c2a3c1bc4b5f94997c77af176917 CCPR website], accessed 26 March, 2009.</ref>
 In 2004, in the government changes following the resignation of [[David Blunkett]], he was appointed an Assistant Government Whip. Following the Labour Party's third successive General Election victory in 2005, he was appointed to the position of Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) for Media and Tourism (covering broadcasting, creative industries, tourism and licensing) in the [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]]. In 2006 he was moved to be Minister for Pensions, replacing [[Stephen Timms]]. He was the minister in charge of seeing through the legislation that liberalised England and Wales' alcohol licensing laws.  On 28 June 2007, he was appointed to secretary of state for culture media and sport, a cabinet position in Gordon Brown's government.  Redress editors write: "As such, he will have an oversight role over the British Broadcasting Corporation and the rest of the British media."<ref>Redress Editors, [http://www.redress.cc/global/redress20070628 Gordon Brown appoints Israel apologist to oversee British media], Redress, 29 June 2007.</ref>
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 [[Category:Israel Lobby|Purnell, James]]
 [[Category:Special Advisers|Purnell, James]]

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−	'''James Purnell''' MP (born 2 March 1970) is a well connected zionist <ref>[http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=6787 The Truth Seeker website], accessed 26 March, 2009.</ref> and free marketeer. He is a leading member of the new generation of Labour MPs, often referred to as the "[[Primrose Hill Gang]]". Other prominent members include [[Ed Miliband]] and [[David Miliband]], [[Douglas Alexander]], [[Ed Balls]] and [[~~Pat McFadden (British politician)\|~~Pat McFadden]]. Despite being a leading Blairite, Purnell is popular amongst supporters of [[Gordon Brown]] too, and his pre-ministerial CV includes a stint as a PPS at the Treasury. He is a [[Labour Party]] MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, first being elected at the 2001 general election. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. <ref>'James Purnell MP - Biography', [http://www.ccpr.org.uk/OneStopCMS/Core/CrawlerResourceServer.aspx?resource=3D973C69-2B24-4E85-AAF4-10192ADE3F17&mode=link&guid=14d1c2a3c1bc4b5f94997c77af176917 CCPR website], accessed 26 March, 2009.</ref>	+	'''James Purnell''' MP (born 2 March 1970) is a well connected zionist <ref>[http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=6787 The Truth Seeker website], accessed 26 March, 2009.</ref> and free marketeer. He is a leading member of the new generation of Labour MPs, often referred to as the "[[Primrose Hill Gang]]". Other prominent members include [[Ed Miliband]] and [[David Miliband]], [[Douglas Alexander]], [[Ed Balls]] and [[Pat McFadden]]. Despite being a leading Blairite, Purnell is popular amongst supporters of [[Gordon Brown]] too, and his pre-ministerial CV includes a stint as a PPS at the Treasury. He is a [[Labour Party]] MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, first being elected at the 2001 general election. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. <ref>'James Purnell MP - Biography', [http://www.ccpr.org.uk/OneStopCMS/Core/CrawlerResourceServer.aspx?resource=3D973C69-2B24-4E85-AAF4-10192ADE3F17&mode=link&guid=14d1c2a3c1bc4b5f94997c77af176917 CCPR website], accessed 26 March, 2009.</ref>

	In 2004, in the government changes following the resignation of [[David Blunkett]], he was appointed an Assistant Government Whip. Following the Labour Party's third successive General Election victory in 2005, he was appointed to the position of Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) for Media and Tourism (covering broadcasting, creative industries, tourism and licensing) in the [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]]. In 2006 he was moved to be Minister for Pensions, replacing [[Stephen Timms]]. He was the minister in charge of seeing through the legislation that liberalised England and Wales' alcohol licensing laws. On 28 June 2007, he was appointed to secretary of state for culture media and sport, a cabinet position in Gordon Brown's government. Redress editors write: "As such, he will have an oversight role over the British Broadcasting Corporation and the rest of the British media."<ref>Redress Editors, [http://www.redress.cc/global/redress20070628 Gordon Brown appoints Israel apologist to oversee British media], Redress, 29 June 2007.</ref>		In 2004, in the government changes following the resignation of [[David Blunkett]], he was appointed an Assistant Government Whip. Following the Labour Party's third successive General Election victory in 2005, he was appointed to the position of Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) for Media and Tourism (covering broadcasting, creative industries, tourism and licensing) in the [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]]. In 2006 he was moved to be Minister for Pensions, replacing [[Stephen Timms]]. He was the minister in charge of seeing through the legislation that liberalised England and Wales' alcohol licensing laws. On 28 June 2007, he was appointed to secretary of state for culture media and sport, a cabinet position in Gordon Brown's government. Redress editors write: "As such, he will have an oversight role over the British Broadcasting Corporation and the rest of the British media."<ref>Redress Editors, [http://www.redress.cc/global/redress20070628 Gordon Brown appoints Israel apologist to oversee British media], Redress, 29 June 2007.</ref>

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 ==Contact, References and Resources==
 ===Contact===
 :Website: [http://www.jamespurnell.org.uk/ www.jamespurnell.org.uk]
 ===Resources===
 *[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-7096,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: James Purnell MP]

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