Difference between revisions of "The Ledbury Group"

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'Thought leadership' consultancy The Ledbury Group was set up in late 2007. It specialises in consumer, corporate and public affairs.

Malcolm Gooderham, Director. Former Head of Media & Press Secretary to Michael Portillo MP, Shadow Chancellor, 2000-2001, and Conservative Research Department. Member of Ethical Corporation Advisory Board

Nick Bent, Director. Formerly Special Adviser to Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State and Minister for the Olympics (2003-2007).

Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, political and new media relations. Aide to Peter Mandelson. Former special adviser to Peter Mandelson, described as one of his "closest confidants". According to a report in the Daily Mail in July 2009, the former aide "still advises him informally". Wegg-Prosser's wife, Julia, revealed on her blog details of a holiday in Switzerland with Lord Mandelson – then EU Trade Commissioner – at the home of wealthy aristocrat Nat Rothschild shortly before the so-called ‘yachtgate’ scandal which left Mandelson facing questions over his relationship with another Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska.^[1] Ex-publisher of Society Guardian.

Chris McShane. Formerly spent ten years at Number 10 as a special comms adviser (2000 to 2007), when he advised former prime minister Tony Blair on how to handle the media.^[2]

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 ==Clients==
+Clients listed in 2011:<ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk/en/register/current-register.cfm/tlg APPC register], 1 September 2011 to 30 November 2011</ref> [[Asda]] | [[BT]] | [[Centrica]] | [[Criminal Bar Association]] | [[Flybe]] | [[Honda]] | [[Kingfisher]] | [[Prudential]] | [[Severn Trent Water]] | [[Sunderland City Council]]
 Clients listed on TLG's website in July 2009 include: [[Asda]] | [[HBOS]] | [[Carbon Trust]] | [[Thames Water]] | [[Diageo]] | [[Global reporting Initiative]]