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[[Richard Darlington]] is a former special adviser who joined the [[Institute for Public Policy Research]] (IPPR) in 2002 as media manager. IPPR is the UK's leading progressive think thank. <ref> [http://www.ippr.org/about/ About IPPR] ''IPPR'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>  
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[[Richard Darlington]] is a former UK government special adviser. <ref> [http://www.ippr.org/about/ About IPPR] ''IPPR'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref> He now works at the [[Institute for Public Policy Research]] (IPPR), a UK think tank with links to the [[Labour Party]].
  
==History==
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==Background==
Darlington previously worked as senior press officer at the [[Department of Trade and Industry]]. He left in 2004 to be special adviser to the education secretary, [[Ruth Kelly]]. <ref name= "Darlington"> [http://www.ippr.org/people/staff/richard-darlington Richard Darlington] IPPR, accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>  
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Darlington worked as senior press officer at the [[Department of Trade and Industry]] from 2002 until 2004, when he was appointed special adviser to the education secretary, [[Ruth Kelly]]. <ref name= "Darlington"> [http://www.ippr.org/people/staff/richard-darlington Richard Darlington] IPPR, accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>  
  
He rejoined IPPR after working on the 2005 general election campaign but left again in 2008 to be communications director of creative partnerships at [[Arts Council England]] and then became special adviser to the international development secretary and general election coordinator [[Douglas Alexander]] in 2010. <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-douglas-alexander/632 Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>
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He had previously worked at the IPPR as a media manager until 2002. He chose to rejoin IPPR after working on the 2005 UK general election campaign.  
  
He rejoined IPPR in 2010 as head of news, after heading the Open Left project at the think tank [[Demos]]. There is no doubt that Darlington has a number of years experience in strategic communications. <ref name= "Darlington"/>
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In 2008 Darlington became communications director of creative partnerships at [[Arts council England]], the national development agency for the arts in England that distributes public money from the Government and the National Lottery. <ref> [http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ Arts Council England], ''artscouncil'', accessed 27 October 2014 </ref>
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He was later appointed special adviser to the international development secretary and general election coordinator [[Douglas Alexander]] in 2010. <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-douglas-alexander/632 Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>
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Darlington headed the Open Left project at think tank [[Demos]] in 2010, then once again rejoined IPPR as head of news. <ref name= "Darlington"/>
  
  

Latest revision as of 16:37, 30 October 2014

Richard Darlington is a former UK government special adviser. [1] He now works at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a UK think tank with links to the Labour Party.

Background

Darlington worked as senior press officer at the Department of Trade and Industry from 2002 until 2004, when he was appointed special adviser to the education secretary, Ruth Kelly. [2]

He had previously worked at the IPPR as a media manager until 2002. He chose to rejoin IPPR after working on the 2005 UK general election campaign.

In 2008 Darlington became communications director of creative partnerships at Arts council England, the national development agency for the arts in England that distributes public money from the Government and the National Lottery. [3]

He was later appointed special adviser to the international development secretary and general election coordinator Douglas Alexander in 2010. [4]

Darlington headed the Open Left project at think tank Demos in 2010, then once again rejoined IPPR as head of news. [2]


Notes

  1. About IPPR IPPR, accessed 22 October 2014
  2. 2.0 2.1 Richard Darlington IPPR, accessed 22 October 2014
  3. Arts Council England, artscouncil, accessed 27 October 2014
  4. Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 22 October 2014