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The NDA also has a PR team based in Cumbria headed by [[Bill Hamilton]] ex- director at [[Grayling]] and public affairs director at [[Safeway]], and recently group public affairs director for Transport for London.[http://www.spinwatch.org/profiles/index.php/Nuclear_Decommissioning_Authority#References] | The NDA also has a PR team based in Cumbria headed by [[Bill Hamilton]] ex- director at [[Grayling]] and public affairs director at [[Safeway]], and recently group public affairs director for Transport for London.[http://www.spinwatch.org/profiles/index.php/Nuclear_Decommissioning_Authority#References] | ||
| − | The NDA hired [[Jon Phillips]], Heathrow Airport's head of communications for a salary of well over £70,000 a year to manage its PR. Phillips will have a deputy and nine other press officers working under him.[http://afr.com/articles/2005/05/26/1116950813750.html] | + | The NDA hired [[Jon Phillips]], Heathrow Airport's head of communications, for a salary of well over £70,000 a year to manage its PR. Phillips will have a deputy and nine other press officers working under him.[http://afr.com/articles/2005/05/26/1116950813750.html] |
== The Revolving Door== | == The Revolving Door== | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 29 January 2006
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is a non-departmental public body that has been created to oversee Britain's "nuclear legacy". To spin their case, the NDA has brought in high profile PR experts who are used to fighting controversial schemes. The NDA has hired Jon Phillips, the ex-head of communications for Heathrow Airport be be its head of Comms. Phillips led BAA's successful campaign for a fifth terminal at Heathrow and is reported to be earning £70,000 to push the pro-nuclear spin. He is heading a ten person team based in London.
PR team
The NDA also has a PR team based in Cumbria headed by Bill Hamilton ex- director at Grayling and public affairs director at Safeway, and recently group public affairs director for Transport for London.[1]
The NDA hired Jon Phillips, Heathrow Airport's head of communications, for a salary of well over £70,000 a year to manage its PR. Phillips will have a deputy and nine other press officers working under him.[2]
The Revolving Door
NEED TO CHECK spelling etc - from Jean
Two key personnel working for the NDA are ex-BNFL. They include Richard Mrowicki, who was involved in BNFL's communications involved in stakeholder dialogue - now working for NDA
Richard Waite -main project manager for Sizewell and worked for the Ministry of Defence.
David Hays- head of Environmental Strategy for the NDA - uased to work for DTI. In 2001, he apporved BNFL's revised Mox plan
Richard Griffin - was DTI hepled set
Lawrence Williams ex-head at NII - now head of safety at NDA -
Bell Pottinger
The NDA has hired Bell Pottinger Communications to run its PR led by Chime Communications division chairman Kevin Murray. Also involved are Bell Pottinger Public Affairs director Tim Walker and Corporate & Financial director Mark Herbert. The account is said to be worth £100,000.[3]
References
- 1. Ravi Chandiramani (2005) Lib Dem Election Chief Nets Tfl Job, PR Week, 12 August, p1.
- 2. Ravi Chandiramani (2005) Nuclear Clean-Up Body Brings In Bell Pottinger, PR Week, 8 July, p2.
