John Laird - Revision history

Richard Bew: /* Affiliations, external resources and Notes */

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Affiliations, external resources and Notes

Melissa Jones at 08:35, 28 January 2015

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Melissa Jones at 08:35, 28 January 2015

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Melissa Jones at 08:34, 28 January 2015

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David at 09:04, 3 June 2013

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David: /* Affiliations */

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 *[[Earth Foundation]] - Chairman, Advisory Board, Interest added to Lords' Register 4 April 2013<ref name="Lords"/>
 *[[Sabine Raabe]] - part of the [[Biscuit PR]] team
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 In June 2013 Laird was one of several peers targeted by undercover reporters who offered cash incentives for them to ask questions in the [[House of Lords]]. Laird has denied the allegations that he had agree to act as a paid advocate or received payment for services, but resigned the Ulster Unionist party whip and referred himself to parliamentary authorities. The Unionists suspended him from the Westminster team after seeing footage filmed by the ''Telegraph'' and ''Sunday Times'' stings, which it concluded "was not edifying". Laird later declared he had been the "subject of a scam" by journalists and had not broken any rules.<ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22745223 UUP suspends Lord Laird from Westminster team],  2 June 2013 Last updated at 10:34 GMT, acc 2 June 2013 </ref>
-==A PR Guru and a "dapper, charismatic gentleman"==
+==A PR Guru and a 'dapper, charismatic gentleman'==
 [[Image:Laird_portrait_screengrab_27May2013.jpg‎|right|Lord Laird as he appears on his Biscuit PR website]]
 Laird's biography on his company website - headed 'Meet The Lord Laird of Artigarvan' - is accompanied by a grand portrait and makes much of his gentlemanly standing and connections:
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-[[Category:House of Lords|Laird, John]][[Category:Northern Ireland|Laird, John]][[Category:Public relations|Laird, John]][[Category:Ulster Unionist Party|Laird, John]][[Category:Lobbying|Laird, John]][[Category:Azerbaijan|Laird, John]]
+[[Category:House of Lords|Laird, John]][[Category:Northern Ireland|Laird, John]][[Category:Public relations|Laird, John]][[Category:Ulster Unionist Party|Laird, John]][[Category:Lobbying|Laird, John]][[Category:Azerbaijan|Laird, John]][[Category:Lobbying Scandals|Laird, John]]

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 ===External resources===
 *Debretts [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/l/8564/John+Dunn.aspx The Rt Hon Lord Laird].
-*Steven Harkins, [http://www.spinwatch.org/index.php/component/k2/item/5498-on-the-credibility-of-lord-laird On the credibility of Lord Laird], ''Spinwatch'', 2 June 2013
+*Steven Harkins, [http://www.spinwatch.org/index.php/component/k2/item/5498-on-the-credibility-of-lord-laird On the credibility of Lord Laird], ''Spinwatch'', 2 June 2013.
-*Steven Harkins, [http://www.spinwatch.org/index.php/component/k2/item/5492-parliamentary-pass-to-the-house-of-lords-up-for-grabs-on-linkedin Parliamentary pass to the House of Lords up for grabs on LinkedIn], ''Spinwatch'', 2 June 2013
+*Steven Harkins, [http://www.spinwatch.org/index.php/component/k2/item/5492-parliamentary-pass-to-the-house-of-lords-up-for-grabs-on-linkedin Parliamentary pass to the House of Lords up for grabs on LinkedIn], ''Spinwatch'', 2 June 2013.
 *Julian O'Neill, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21885725 Lord Laird defends dealings with registered sex offender in Florida], ''BBC News'', 21 March 2013.
 ===Notes===
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 [[Category:House of Lords|Laird, John]][[Category:Northern Ireland|Laird, John]][[Category:Public relations|Laird, John]][[Category:Ulster Unionist Party|Laird, John]]

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 :Having reviewed the video footage on the ''Daily Telegraph'' website and other media reporting of Lord Laird's engagement with alleged lobbyists, I telephoned his home this morning (Sunday) and as a result he has relinquished the party whip, pending the outcome of the review of his behaviour that he has already requested of the relevant authorities at Westminster," Mr Nesbitt said. He told BBC Radio Ulster's Sunday Sequence: "Any sensible, right-minded person watching that video clip would form an opinion and that is not the opinion I would want for the Ulster Unionist Party. Nobody gets privilege from the Ulster Unionist Party, we expect high standards, we really do.
-==Affiliations==
+==Affiliations, external resources and Notes==
-*[[European Azerbaijan Society]] - Chairman, Advisory Board since at least June 2010 - remunerated employment that includes giving public affairs advice <ref name="Lords"> Lords' Interests Amendments (since June 2010), www.parliament.co.uk, accessed 27 May 2013 </ref>
+===Affiliations===
 *[[Biscuit Public Relations]] (media & reputation management) - Principal until 19 October 2011  <ref name="Lords"/>
 *[[Biscuit PR Consulting]] - from 9 October 2011 (no position declared)<ref name="Lords"/>

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 '''John Dunn Laird''', Lord Laird has been an Ulster Unionist peer since 1999.<ref name="Lordsprofile">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/member/2479 Lord Laird], www.parliament.uk, accessed 21 January 2013.</ref> He is a self-described "PR Guru" with his own PR and lobbying firm, [[Biscuit PR Consultancy]] in Mayfair, London.
-In June 2013 Laird was one of several peers targeted by undercover reporters who offered cash incentives for them to ask questions in the [[House of Lords]]. Laird has denied the allegations that he had agree to act as a paid advocate or received paymen for services, but resigned the Ulster Unionist party whip and referred himself to parliamentary authorities. The Unionists suspended him from the Westminster team after seeing footage filmed by the ''Telegraph'' and ''Sunday Times'' stings, which it concluded "was not edifying". Laird later declared he had been the "subject of a scam" by journalists and had not broken any rules.<ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22745223 UUP suspends Lord Laird from Westminster team],  2 June 2013 Last updated at 10:34 GMT, acc 2 June 2013 </ref>
+In June 2013 Laird was one of several peers targeted by undercover reporters who offered cash incentives for them to ask questions in the [[House of Lords]]. Laird has denied the allegations that he had agree to act as a paid advocate or received payment for services, but resigned the Ulster Unionist party whip and referred himself to parliamentary authorities. The Unionists suspended him from the Westminster team after seeing footage filmed by the ''Telegraph'' and ''Sunday Times'' stings, which it concluded "was not edifying". Laird later declared he had been the "subject of a scam" by journalists and had not broken any rules.<ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22745223 UUP suspends Lord Laird from Westminster team],  2 June 2013 Last updated at 10:34 GMT, acc 2 June 2013 </ref>
 ==A PR Guru and a "dapper, charismatic gentleman"==