James Gurling

This article is part of the Lobbying Portal, a sunlight project from Spinwatch.

This article is part of the Revolving Door project of Spinwatch.

James Gurling is managing director of British lobbying agency MHP Communications and a member of the UK Liberal Democrats federal executive.

He previously worked with Hanover Communications.

Revolving door

Gurling has previously worked for Liberal Democrat party leaders Paddy Ashdown and Charles Kennedy.

He served 12 years as a local Lib Dem councillor in a range of positions including as Chair of the Planning Committee, and is currently a member of the Party’s federal executive.

Biography

James is a communications consultant with over 20 years experience in strategic regulatory and public affairs counsel. His career includes in-house, agency and in the regional media. From broadcasting to bread making, termination rates to taxation, James has a successful track record in transforming complex regulatory challenges into achievable public policy objectives.

Affiliations

• Liberal Democrats

Clients

• IGas Energy - acquisition of Australian fracking company Dart Energy, which has interests in Scotland, was handled by MHP Financial team

Resources and Notes

Resources

See: Fracking lobbying firms

• Melissa Jones and Andy Rowell, Access all areas: Westminster's (vast) fracking lobby exposed, 29 April 2015.