Weber Shandwick Public Affairs - Revision history

Tamasin Cave: /* Weber Shandwick Scotland */

2015-09-07T15:01:58Z

Weber Shandwick Scotland

Tamasin Cave at 15:00, 7 September 2015

2015-09-07T15:00:25Z

Tamasin Cave: /* Weber Shandwick Scotland */

2015-09-07T14:54:28Z

Weber Shandwick Scotland

Tamasin Cave at 22:43, 4 September 2015

2015-09-04T22:43:31Z

Josh Leeson at 13:02, 4 September 2014

2014-09-04T13:02:41Z

Josh Leeson at 17:40, 3 September 2014

2014-09-03T17:40:36Z

Melissa Jones: /* 2011 */

2014-08-20T13:27:04Z

2011

Melissa Jones: rathlin

2014-08-20T13:19:09Z

rathlin

Melissa Jones: /* Relationship with the Bahraini Government */

2013-11-26T23:49:31Z

Relationship with the Bahraini Government

Matthew Burnett-Stuart at 19:47, 26 November 2013

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 Weber Shandwick has three offices in Scotland: Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow. It provides a range of PR and lobbying services to 'businesses, charities and other organisations' to help them 'navigate the new political establishment in Scotland'. Its team in Scotland is made up of 'former political staffers, journalists, government officials and others'.
-Weber Shandwick in Scotland has employed people with backgrounds from all four of the major Scottish parties, which it said, 'ensured that clients have access to the best insight and expertise whatever political communication challenge they face.' This includes [[Niki Birrell]], a former senior researcher for the Scottish Liberal Democrats. [[Conor Magowan]] is Director of Public Affairs in Scotland.
+Weber Shandwick in Scotland has employed people with backgrounds from all four of the major Scottish parties, which it said, 'ensured that clients have access to the best insight and expertise whatever political communication challenge they face.' This includes [[Niki Birrell]], a former senior researcher for the Scottish Liberal Democrats, and [[Moray Macdonald]], former Director and Head of Research for the Scottish Conservatives. [[Conor Magowan]] is Director of Public Affairs in Scotland.
 In June 2015, [[Luke Skipper]] - ' the SNP’s Lynton Crosby' - joined Weber Shandwick's Scottish lobbying team. Skipper was chief of staff of the SNP Westminster Group for the eight years to 2015, working closely with the SNP leader at Westminster, [[Angus Robertson]] MP and was 'deeply involved in the strategic planning behind recent SNP campaigns including the 2015 General Election landslide'.
 His 'insight and experience' were described by Weber Shandwick 'crucial as we guide clients through our new political landscape'.<ref>[http://webershandwick.scot/weber-shandwick-hires-luke-skipper-to-join-scottish-public-affairs-team/ Weber Shandwick hires Luke Skipper to join Scottish Public Affairs team], Weber Shadwick press release, May 2015</ref>
 ==Relationship with the Bahraini Government==

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 ==History==
 Conservative Lord Chadlington, aka [[Peter Gummer]], younger brother of [[John Gummer]], founded Shandwick in 1974. <ref>Deborah Ross, "Interview-lord Chadlington: Lord, what a nightmare at the opera", ''Independent on Sunday'', 08 December 1997.</ref> WSPA was launched in 1997 under the guidance of [[Lord McNally]], now leader of the Lib-Dems in the Lords, and a friend of WSPA CEO, Colin Byrne (according to Byrne). <ref> Colin Byrne's blog, [http://byrnebabybyrne.com/?p=134 'Byrne Baby Byrne'], 26 Oct 2007. </ref>  Lord [[Tom McNally]] joined Weber Shandwick in 1993, became non-exec vice-chairman of Weber Shandwick in 2003 a position he left in November 2004 on his appointment as Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. <ref> Lib Dem website, [http://www.libdems.org.uk/party/people/lord-mcnally.html Who's who] </ref>
 ==Friends in the right places==
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 In a recent post on his blog CEO Byrne said: “Perhaps it is time for lobbyists and politicians to accept the need and benefit of some form of formal registration and a total ban on politicians giving favoured access to political friends in lobbying roles. I think this is how it works in Washington.” <ref> Byrne Baby Byrne, [http://byrnebabybyrne.com/?p=86 "More on Lobbying"] 18 July 2007. </ref>
 ==Weber Shandwick Scotland==
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 His 'insight and experience' were described by Weber Shandwick 'crucial as we guide clients through our new political landscape'.<ref>[http://webershandwick.scot/weber-shandwick-hires-luke-skipper-to-join-scottish-public-affairs-team/ Weber Shandwick hires Luke Skipper to join Scottish Public Affairs team], Weber Shadwick press release, May 2015</ref>
 ==People==

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 Weber Shandwick has three offices in Scotland: Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow. It provides a range of PR and lobbying services to 'businesses, charities and other organisations' to help them 'navigate the new political establishment in Scotland'. Its team in Scotland is made up of 'former political staffers, journalists, government officials and others'.
-*[[Conor Magowan]] is Director of Public Affairs in Scotland
+Weber Shandwick in Scotland has employed people with backgrounds from all four of the major Scottish parties, which it said, 'ensured that clients have access to the best insight and expertise whatever political communication challenge they face.' This includes [[Niki Birrell]], a former senior researcher for the Scottish Liberal Democrats. [[Conor Magowan]] is Director of Public Affairs in Scotland.
 ==People==

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 ==Relationship with the Bahraini Government==
 According to a posting on the website of the Bahraini government’s Tender Board, Weber Shandwick has made a bid of 1.9 million US dollars to win a new PR contract. <ref> [http://www.tenderboard.gov.bh/Tendering/Reports/OpenedTendersReport.aspx?TenderID=224886 Kingdom of Bahrain Tender Board], 10/10/2013, accessed 26 November 2013. </ref> Advocacy group Bahrain Watch called the bidding PR companies not to play a role in the Bahraini government's attempt to whitewash its image amidst its repression of pro-democracy protesters. <ref> Fahad Desmukh, [https://bahrainwatch.org/blog/page/3/ Western PR Firms Compete for Fresh Multi-Million Dollar Contract with Bahrain Govt], Bahrain Watch, October 14, 2013, accessed 26 November 2013. </ref>
 ==People==
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 *[[Serco]]
 <ref>APPC Register, [http://www.appc.org.uk/en/register/current-register.cfm/weber-shandwick 1 June- 31 August 2011], Weber Shandwick, acc 6 Oct 2011 </ref>
 ==Resources==
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 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:Scottish lobbying firms]]
 [[Category:Lobbying firms]]
 [[Category:Lobbying]]

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 *[[Luke Akehurst]] Akehurst has been a Labour Party activist since 1988, and a staunch Blairite. He was Parliamentary candidate for Aldershot (2001) and Castle Point (2005), and since 2002, has been Hackney Councillor (Chatham Ward) and chief whip of Labour in the London borough. He specialises in advising defence and aerospace companies. He has a Blog<ref> [http://lukeakehurst.blogspot.com/ blog] </ref> which has been spoofed.<ref> [http://lukeakehurstsblog.blogspot.com/ spoofed]. </ref>
 ==Clients==
 Weber Shandwick took on [[BNFL]] as a client in 2002 <ref> P. Simpson (2002)WSW Picks Up BNFL Public Affairs Work, ''PR Week'', 22 April </ref>
 ===2011===

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 *[[Covidien]]
 *[[Dalradian Gold]]
-*Devon County Council
+*[[Devon County Counci]]l
-*Digital UK
+*[[Digital UK]]
 *[[Dispensing Doctors Association]]
 *[[EC Harris]]

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 ==Relationship with the Bahraini Government==
-According to a posting on the website of the Bahraini government’s Tender Board, Weber Shandwick has made a bid of 1.9 million million US dollars to win a new PR contract. <ref> [http://www.tenderboard.gov.bh/Tendering/Reports/OpenedTendersReport.aspx?TenderID=224886 Kingdom of Bahrain Tender Board], 10/10/2013, accessed 26 November 2013. </ref> Advocacy group Bahrain Watch called the bidding PR companies not to play a role in the Bahraini government's attempt to whitewash its image amidst its repression of pro-democracy protesters. <ref> Fahad Desmukh, [https://bahrainwatch.org/blog/page/3/ Western PR Firms Compete for Fresh Multi-Million Dollar Contract with Bahrain Govt], Bahrain Watch, October 14, 2013, accessed 26 November 2013. </ref>
+According to a posting on the website of the Bahraini government’s Tender Board, Weber Shandwick has made a bid of 1.9 million US dollars to win a new PR contract. <ref> [http://www.tenderboard.gov.bh/Tendering/Reports/OpenedTendersReport.aspx?TenderID=224886 Kingdom of Bahrain Tender Board], 10/10/2013, accessed 26 November 2013. </ref> Advocacy group Bahrain Watch called the bidding PR companies not to play a role in the Bahraini government's attempt to whitewash its image amidst its repression of pro-democracy protesters. <ref> Fahad Desmukh, [https://bahrainwatch.org/blog/page/3/ Western PR Firms Compete for Fresh Multi-Million Dollar Contract with Bahrain Govt], Bahrain Watch, October 14, 2013, accessed 26 November 2013. </ref>
 ==Key People==