Richard Darlington
Richard Darligton 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. [1]
History
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. [2]
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. [3]
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. [2]
Notes
- ↑ About IPPR IPPR, accessed 22 October 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richard Darlington IPPR, accessed 22 October 2014
- ↑ Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 22 October 2014
