The Modern Militant: Jenny Watson
01 Nov 2006 | by Adam Hill
Jenny Watson, chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission, combines a softly-softly approach with a fierce commitment to social justice, says Adam Hill.
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Three months into her job at the Healthcare Commission, Miranda Kavanagh - one of an emerging breed of former private sector comms specialists taking senior public sector posts - can now take stock of how her life has changed.
Jenny Watson, chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission, combines a softly-softly approach with a fierce commitment to social justice, says Adam Hill.
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We don’t do biscuits here,’ says Food Standards Agency (FSA) director of comms Terrence Collis, offering PRWeek mineral water and a plate of fruit. ‘We practise what we preach.’
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