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 ...
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 ...
24 Jun 2011
| by Matt Cartmell
The council made the decision after a review of the future of its
newspaper, explaining this would be the most 'cost-effective and
popular' option. The move is understood to have angered Communities Secretary Eric
Pickles, who had expected all councils to fall in line with recent
guidance put out by his ...
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 ...
18 Feb 2011
| by Matt Cartmell
worthy of North Korea.' Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced the revised rules last
week ...
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 ...
26 Nov 2010
Why does Pickles want to stop council comms?...I just can't work out the politics of the move by Eric Pickles ('CIPR
Local Public Services Group warns against revised publicity code plans',
prweek.com/uk, 17 November). The system established by the 1986 Local Government Act has stood the
test of time - council publications are politically neutral. So ...
Bloomberg Businessweek announced last week that it will publish a series of special reports on leading industrial countries. PRWeek asks the executive editor about the new reports.
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 ...
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