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'''Jonathan Lehrle''' is a partner at lobbying and PR agency [[Bell Pottinger Political]].

==Background==
He is the former director of [[Global Strategy Forum]], chief of staff to deputy leader and shadow foreign secretary at the [[Conservative Party]] (Oct 2001-Jan 2006) and foreign affairs and defence desk researcher at the [[Parliamentary Resources Unit]].<ref> [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jonathan-lehrle/14/290/75a?trk=pub-pbmap Jonathan Lehrle] ''Linkedin'', accessed 3 November 2014 </ref>

==Views==
===On foreign spin doctors working in Africa===
Lehrle says there is less hostility to foreign advisers than there used to be,

:US or British companies used to carry a stigma in Africa. It suggested that parties were out of touch, but with leaders like Obama and [David] Cameron hiring international advisers, there is less resistance.

==Notes==
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[[Category: Lobbyists|Lehrle, Jonathan]]

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	:US or British companies used to carry a stigma in Africa. It suggested that parties were out of touch, but with leaders like Obama and [David] Cameron hiring international advisers, there is less resistance.		:US or British companies used to carry a stigma in Africa. It suggested that parties were out of touch, but with leaders like Obama and [David] Cameron hiring international advisers, there is less resistance.
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		+	According to Africa Report,
		+	:Foreigners have a clearly defined role "on polling, strategy and messaging", according to Lehrle, who has worked in Zambia, Kenya and Madagascar. He added that independent and professional polling is critical: "One company produced a poll in Zambia which claimed to be accurate within a range of plus or minus 10%. That means it could be 20% off the mark, so effectively useless."

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-'''Jonathan Lehrle''' is a partner at lobbying and PR agency [[Bell Pottinger Political]].
+'''Jonathan Lehrle''' is a partner at lobbying and PR agency [[Bell Pottinger Geopolitical]].
 ==Background==
-He is the former director of [[Global Strategy Forum]], chief of staff to deputy leader and shadow foreign secretary at the [[Conservative Party]] (Oct 2001-Jan 2006) and foreign affairs and defence desk researcher at the [[Parliamentary Resources Unit]].<ref> [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jonathan-lehrle/14/290/75a?trk=pub-pbmap Jonathan Lehrle] ''Linkedin'', accessed 3 November 2014 </ref>
+He is the former director of [[Global Strategy Forum]], chief of staff to deputy leader and shadow foreign secretary at the UK [[Conservative Party]] (Oct 2001-Jan 2006) and a foreign affairs and defence desk researcher at the [[Parliamentary Resources Unit]].<ref> [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jonathan-lehrle/14/290/75a?trk=pub-pbmap Jonathan Lehrle] ''Linkedin'', accessed 3 November 2014 </ref>
 ==Views==