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Portland Communications Ltd is a political consultancy and public relations agency set up in 2001 by Tim Allan,〔('Profile: Tim Allan, MD, Portland', PR Week, 13 May 2009 ).〕 a former adviser to Tony Blair and Director of Communications at BSkyB. Portland provides communications and public affairs advice to brands and high-profile individuals. Portland's website states that "Our team is recruited from the highest levels of the media, politics and government. " Growing doubt in UK about the extent to which lobbying firms influence government policy on behalf of business clients resulted in a general warning in February 2010 by David Cameron, now Prime Minister, that "lobbying was the next political scandal". Staff and activities of lobbying firms are therefore a matter of public interest in UK. As of 2012, however, there is no sign that the Cameron Administration plans additional legislation or regulation on the matter. == Staff == As of January 2012, Portland partners include the former political editor of The Sun, George Pascoe-Watson 〔('Sun political editor George Pascoe-Watson to join Tim Allan's PR agency', The Guardian, 15 October 2009 )〕 and Mark Flanagan.〔('Mark Flanagan quits for Portland digital job', PR Week, 18 November 2010 )〕 In January 2012 Portland Communications hired James O'Shaughnessy, Prime Minister David Cameron's former director of policy, as Chief Policy Advisor. ''The Independent'' reported that Mr. O'Shaughnessy failed to inform the Whitehall committee which vets jobs for officials leaving Government, which was described by Sir Alistair Graham, the former chairman of the Committee of Standards in Public Life, as a "serious error of judgement". Portland also employed David Cameron's former Press Secretary, George Eustice. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portland Communications」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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