Eric Pickles has been questioned in the House of Commons over a 'luxury' dinner with Bell Pottinger...to be hidden from the public eye. He said: 'How is a dinner with Eric Pickles secret when I talk about it in a ...
days ministerial?'
Before Pickles could defend himself, Speaker John Bercow intervened: 'I wanted ...
subsequently, but that is my understanding of the position.'
Questions over Pickles' attendance ...
03 Sep 2010
The National Union of Journalists is becoming increasingly concerned that the attacks by Eric...We believe the public has the right to balanced and accurate
information. And while Mr Pickles says he wants to root out 'spin' and
'waste', we fear the impact of his onslaught will lead ...
make this happen. Mr Pickles may
see himself as a great natural communicator, but we suspect he has ...
weekly publication.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles expected all councils to fall in line ...
The former director of external comms at Essex County Council has responded to Eric Pickles, after...of comms on a three-month contract, which started in January.
Pickles is Tory MP for the Essex ...
Daily Gazette, Pickles said: 'Essex is such a good authority it really does not need a spin doctor ...
13 Aug 2010
Pickles get his media message out? I would be intrigued to understand how the Communities Secretary Eric ...
Indiscriminately blitzing the PR landscape cannot possibly be a good
long-term strategy ('Eric Pickles angers PR chiefs over 'shame' list of
councils using agencies', prweek.com/uk, 29 July). Effective ...
05 Sep 2008
Yorkshireman Pickles is becoming increasingly popular among Tories. He is also as far away from...- Ten-second biography Pickles joined the Conservative Party aged 16 and went on to be leader ...
background? Pickles grew up in Yorkshire and was educated at grammar school and Leeds Polytechnic. He ...
to watch? Pickles' open media persona has been well received by journalists and the party's grassroots ...
29 Jul 2010
| by Matt Cartmell
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has drawn up plans to 'name and shame' 59 councils that use consultancies, dubbed this week by Pickles as an 'outrageous waste of taxpayers' cash'.
PRWeek has learned he ...
for using Weber Shandwick.
Bell Pottinger chief Lord Bell dubbed Pickles' comments 'opposed to freedom ...
13 Aug 2010
1. Eric Pickles angers PR chiefs over 'shame' list of councils using agencies - 29 July
04 Nov 2011
| by David Singleton
Eric Pickles was quizzed in the House of Commons this week over a dinner with Bell Pottinger Public...The Communities Secretary was not required to declare the meal because
he was eating privately. Nevertheless, Labour MP Paul Flynn criticised
Pickles over the dinner. Questions over Pickles' attendance at the dinner were first raised by
the Bureau for Investigative Journalism, as part of an investigation ...
As Communities Secretary Eric Pickles wages war with councils, a new poll has revealed that public...The new LGinsight poll found that two in five adults (39 per cent) are not satisfied with the way their council runs services, an increase by eight percentage points on the findings reported in a similar poll conducted last October. The survey was carried out among 1,002 adults.
This week, Pickles unveiled ...