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'''Alex Deane''' works for PR firm [[Bell Pottinger]] and previously worked for think tank [[Big Brother Watch]]. <ref name="golden"> Alex Deane, [http://www.prweek.com/news/1072373/Alex-Deane-Bell-Pottinger-golden-age-think-tanks/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH Alex Deane, Bell Pottinger : A Golden Age For Think-Tanks], 08 June 2011, accessed 15 June 2011 </ref> | '''Alex Deane''' works for PR firm [[Bell Pottinger]] and previously worked for think tank [[Big Brother Watch]]. <ref name="golden"> Alex Deane, [http://www.prweek.com/news/1072373/Alex-Deane-Bell-Pottinger-golden-age-think-tanks/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH Alex Deane, Bell Pottinger : A Golden Age For Think-Tanks], 08 June 2011, accessed 15 June 2011 </ref> | ||
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| + | In a piece written for PR Week in June 2011 Deane declared his love for think-tanks and campaigning organisations, although recognising that "the line between the two was becoming increasingly blurred": | ||
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| + | :"But I still think that my perceptions are accurate when I say that the importance of these groups has never been higher. They exert influence upon, and provide room to debate for, the leading lights within the coalition Government. And their importance should not be overlooked by those working in public relations. | ||
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| + | :Think-tanks are changing minds at the heart of our national debate." | ||
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| + | He highlighted the influence of several right-wing and free-market think tanks such as the Taxpayers' Alliance, The [[Freedom Association]], [[Adam Smith Institute]], [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] and [[Policy Exchange]] and [[Politeia]].<ref> Alex Deane, [http://www.prweek.com/news/1072373/Alex-Deane-Bell-Pottinger-golden-age-think-tanks/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH Alex Deane, Bell Pottinger : A Golden Age For Think-Tanks], 08 June 2011, accessed 15 June 2011 </ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:07, 15 June 2011
Alex Deane works for PR firm Bell Pottinger and previously worked for think tank Big Brother Watch. [1]
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In a piece written for PR Week in June 2011 Deane declared his love for think-tanks and campaigning organisations, although recognising that "the line between the two was becoming increasingly blurred":
- "But I still think that my perceptions are accurate when I say that the importance of these groups has never been higher. They exert influence upon, and provide room to debate for, the leading lights within the coalition Government. And their importance should not be overlooked by those working in public relations.
- Think-tanks are changing minds at the heart of our national debate."
He highlighted the influence of several right-wing and free-market think tanks such as the Taxpayers' Alliance, The Freedom Association, Adam Smith Institute, Institute of Economic Affairs and Policy Exchange and Politeia.[2]
Affiliations
- Freedom Association - member [1]
Contact
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Resources
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alex Deane, Alex Deane, Bell Pottinger : A Golden Age For Think-Tanks, 08 June 2011, accessed 15 June 2011
- ↑ Alex Deane, Alex Deane, Bell Pottinger : A Golden Age For Think-Tanks, 08 June 2011, accessed 15 June 2011
