tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070370525847441676.post5242772220332162949..comments2024-03-19T06:10:57.511-07:00Comments on Zoompad's blog: LORD CHADLINGTONZoompadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070370525847441676.post-19756740489678145382013-10-08T01:17:25.640-07:002013-10-08T01:17:25.640-07:00Charitable work[edit]
From 1999 until 2007, Gumm...Charitable work[edit]<br /> <br />From 1999 until 2007, Gummer was a Director of the original Action on Addiction in London, a charity and addiction research center investigating drug and alcohol dependence. He also served on their Board of Trustees.[13] In 2007, the original Action on Addiction (established in 1989) merged with The Chemical Dependency Centre (established in 1985) and Clouds (established in 1987). The single charity, dedicated to the research and treatment of drug and alcohol dependence, took on the name Action on Addiction.[14]<br /> <br />Personal life[edit]<br /> <br />He married Lucy Dudley-Hill, 15 years his junior, on 23 October 1982.[2] They met after she came to Shandwick for a job interview, and after five days they were engaged.[5] They have four children; Naomi, born 10 January 1984, Chloe, born 17 November 1985, Eleanor, born 5 August 1988 and James, born 4 August 1990.[2]<br /> <br />Naomi Gummer is public policy adviser at Google, and was previously political adviser to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.[15]<br /> <br />References[edit]<br /> <br />1.Jump up ^ Row after Tory peer's daughter is given job in culture secretary Jeremy Hunt's department<br /> 2.^ Jump up to: a b c d e "ThePeerage.com - Person Page 19112". ThePeerage.com. 21 Mar 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 3.Jump up ^ Chalfont, Alun (20 April 1999). "Canon Selwyn Gunner". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 4.^ Jump up to: a b "Lord Chadlington of Dean". University of Gloucestershire. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 5.^ Jump up to: a b c d Ross, Deborah (8 December 1997). "Interview-lord Chadlington: Lord, what a nightmare at the opera". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 6.^ Jump up to: a b c "Pop! PR Face2Face: Lord Chadlington, Chief Executive, The Huntsworth Group". PR Jots. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 7.^ Jump up to: a b "Huntsworth: Group Board". Huntsworth. Retrieved 2009-05-01.[dead link]<br /> 8.Jump up ^ Feisst, Melanie (26 September 2005). "Huntsworth appoints Lord Chadlington". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 9.Jump up ^ "Peter Chadlington - Executive Profile & Biography". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 10.Jump up ^ "Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport First Report". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2011-06-27.<br /> 11.Jump up ^ The London Gazette: no. 54558. p. 13993. 22 October 1996. Retrieved 5 May 2009.<br /> 12.Jump up ^ Channel 4 report<br /> 13.Jump up ^ Company Check, List of Directors of UK Companies and Organizations: Peter Selwyn Gummer, Director, Action on Addiction. (Retrieved July 24, 2013).<br /> 14.Jump up ^ UK Government Charity Commission website, Action on Addiction listing. (Retrieved May 1, 2013).<br /> 15.Jump up ^ Revealed: The incredibly close links between Google and the politicians who refuse to step in to porn rowZoompadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070370525847441676.post-75859296192709686162013-10-08T01:17:16.540-07:002013-10-08T01:17:16.540-07:00Charitable work[edit]
From 1999 until 2007, Gumm...Charitable work[edit]<br /> <br />From 1999 until 2007, Gummer was a Director of the original Action on Addiction in London, a charity and addiction research center investigating drug and alcohol dependence. He also served on their Board of Trustees.[13] In 2007, the original Action on Addiction (established in 1989) merged with The Chemical Dependency Centre (established in 1985) and Clouds (established in 1987). The single charity, dedicated to the research and treatment of drug and alcohol dependence, took on the name Action on Addiction.[14]<br /> <br />Personal life[edit]<br /> <br />He married Lucy Dudley-Hill, 15 years his junior, on 23 October 1982.[2] They met after she came to Shandwick for a job interview, and after five days they were engaged.[5] They have four children; Naomi, born 10 January 1984, Chloe, born 17 November 1985, Eleanor, born 5 August 1988 and James, born 4 August 1990.[2]<br /> <br />Naomi Gummer is public policy adviser at Google, and was previously political adviser to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.[15]<br /> <br />References[edit]<br /> <br />1.Jump up ^ Row after Tory peer's daughter is given job in culture secretary Jeremy Hunt's department<br /> 2.^ Jump up to: a b c d e "ThePeerage.com - Person Page 19112". ThePeerage.com. 21 Mar 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 3.Jump up ^ Chalfont, Alun (20 April 1999). "Canon Selwyn Gunner". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 4.^ Jump up to: a b "Lord Chadlington of Dean". University of Gloucestershire. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 5.^ Jump up to: a b c d Ross, Deborah (8 December 1997). "Interview-lord Chadlington: Lord, what a nightmare at the opera". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 6.^ Jump up to: a b c "Pop! PR Face2Face: Lord Chadlington, Chief Executive, The Huntsworth Group". PR Jots. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 7.^ Jump up to: a b "Huntsworth: Group Board". Huntsworth. Retrieved 2009-05-01.[dead link]<br /> 8.Jump up ^ Feisst, Melanie (26 September 2005). "Huntsworth appoints Lord Chadlington". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 9.Jump up ^ "Peter Chadlington - Executive Profile & Biography". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 10.Jump up ^ "Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport First Report". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2011-06-27.<br /> 11.Jump up ^ The London Gazette: no. 54558. p. 13993. 22 October 1996. Retrieved 5 May 2009.<br /> 12.Jump up ^ Channel 4 report<br /> 13.Jump up ^ Company Check, List of Directors of UK Companies and Organizations: Peter Selwyn Gummer, Director, Action on Addiction. (Retrieved July 24, 2013).<br /> 14.Jump up ^ UK Government Charity Commission website, Action on Addiction listing. (Retrieved May 1, 2013).<br /> 15.Jump up ^ Revealed: The incredibly close links between Google and the politicians who refuse to step in to porn rowZoompadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070370525847441676.post-62319748683889712992013-10-08T01:17:13.301-07:002013-10-08T01:17:13.301-07:00Charitable work[edit]
From 1999 until 2007, Gumm...Charitable work[edit]<br /> <br />From 1999 until 2007, Gummer was a Director of the original Action on Addiction in London, a charity and addiction research center investigating drug and alcohol dependence. He also served on their Board of Trustees.[13] In 2007, the original Action on Addiction (established in 1989) merged with The Chemical Dependency Centre (established in 1985) and Clouds (established in 1987). The single charity, dedicated to the research and treatment of drug and alcohol dependence, took on the name Action on Addiction.[14]<br /> <br />Personal life[edit]<br /> <br />He married Lucy Dudley-Hill, 15 years his junior, on 23 October 1982.[2] They met after she came to Shandwick for a job interview, and after five days they were engaged.[5] They have four children; Naomi, born 10 January 1984, Chloe, born 17 November 1985, Eleanor, born 5 August 1988 and James, born 4 August 1990.[2]<br /> <br />Naomi Gummer is public policy adviser at Google, and was previously political adviser to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.[15]<br /> <br />References[edit]<br /> <br />1.Jump up ^ Row after Tory peer's daughter is given job in culture secretary Jeremy Hunt's department<br /> 2.^ Jump up to: a b c d e "ThePeerage.com - Person Page 19112". ThePeerage.com. 21 Mar 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 3.Jump up ^ Chalfont, Alun (20 April 1999). "Canon Selwyn Gunner". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 4.^ Jump up to: a b "Lord Chadlington of Dean". University of Gloucestershire. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 5.^ Jump up to: a b c d Ross, Deborah (8 December 1997). "Interview-lord Chadlington: Lord, what a nightmare at the opera". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 6.^ Jump up to: a b c "Pop! PR Face2Face: Lord Chadlington, Chief Executive, The Huntsworth Group". PR Jots. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 7.^ Jump up to: a b "Huntsworth: Group Board". Huntsworth. Retrieved 2009-05-01.[dead link]<br /> 8.Jump up ^ Feisst, Melanie (26 September 2005). "Huntsworth appoints Lord Chadlington". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 9.Jump up ^ "Peter Chadlington - Executive Profile & Biography". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 2009-05-01.<br /> 10.Jump up ^ "Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport First Report". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2011-06-27.<br /> 11.Jump up ^ The London Gazette: no. 54558. p. 13993. 22 October 1996. Retrieved 5 May 2009.<br /> 12.Jump up ^ Channel 4 report<br /> 13.Jump up ^ Company Check, List of Directors of UK Companies and Organizations: Peter Selwyn Gummer, Director, Action on Addiction. (Retrieved July 24, 2013).<br /> 14.Jump up ^ UK Government Charity Commission website, Action on Addiction listing. (Retrieved May 1, 2013).<br /> 15.Jump up ^ Revealed: The incredibly close links between Google and the politicians who refuse to step in to porn rowZoompadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070370525847441676.post-39245351253845283022013-10-08T01:16:19.703-07:002013-10-08T01:16:19.703-07:00Career[edit]
While writing for a trade press dep...Career[edit]<br /> <br />While writing for a trade press department Gummer found that he enjoyed the business side of things far more than the journalism, and decided to go into business.[6] After several years working for other companies he founded a public relations (PR) firm called Shandwick in 1974, serving as its Chairman. Within seven years Shandwick was the largest PR company in the United Kingdom,[6] and in 1984 it became publicly listed.[7] In 1998 it was sold to the Interpublic Group of Companies,[6] and is now part of Huntsworth.[7] Initially chairman of Huntsworth, Gummer was appointed chief executive on 25 September 2005 after the resignation of Richard Nichols, the group's previous chief executive.[8] Gummer left this position on 12 May 2005, instead becoming an executive director.[9]<br /> <br />As well as his public relations work Gummer is also a non-executive director of Britax, a former director of Halifax and a visiting fellow at the University of Gloucestershire.[4] He has been made a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, the Institute of Directors, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Royal Society of Arts.[2] In September 1996 Gummer became Chairman of the Royal Opera House.[10] Following a report by the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee led by Gerald Kaufman which described the management of the Royal Opera House as "abysmal" with "incompetence, disastrous financial planning and misjudgement", Gummer resigned in December 1997.[5] On 16 October 1996, he was created a Conservative working peer, with the title of Baron Chadlington, of Dean in the County of Oxfordshire.[11] In 2011, David Cameron bought a plot of land from him for £140,000.[12]<br /> <br />Zoompadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070370525847441676.post-78839616808021675602013-10-08T01:15:12.919-07:002013-10-08T01:15:12.919-07:00Peter Selwyn Gummer, Baron Chadlington FCIPR FIoD ...Peter Selwyn Gummer, Baron Chadlington FCIPR FIoD FCinstM FRSA (born 24 August 1942) is an English businessman.<br /> <br />He is President of David Cameron's Witney Conservative constituency association, and is a PR adviser and donor to the Conservative Party.[1]<br /> <br /><br /><br />Contents<br /> [hide] 1 Early life and education<br /> 2 Career<br /> 3 Charitable work<br /> 4 Personal life<br /> 5 References<br /> <br />Early life and education[edit]<br /> <br />Gummer was born on 24 August 1942 to Selwyn Gummer, a Church of England priest, and his wife Margaret Mason.[2] Gummer has two brothers; John Gummer, Baron Deben, former Chairman of the Conservative Party,[3] and Mark Selwyn Gummer, a businessman. He was educated at The King's School, Rochester before matriculating to Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he read Moral Science and Theology,[4] with the aim of becoming a priest.[5] Reading the works of philosophers such as Albert Camus led him to change his mind,[5] and after gaining a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts he instead went into journalism.[2]<br /> <br />Zoompadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070370525847441676.post-90792552799909464722013-10-08T01:13:43.654-07:002013-10-08T01:13:43.654-07:00Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington
From Wikipedia, th...Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington<br />From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br />The Right Honourable<br /> The Lord Chadlington<br />Personal details<br /> Born<br /> <br />Peter Selwyn Gummer<br /> 24 August 1942 (age 71)<br /> Nationality<br /> <br />English<br /> Occupation<br /> Businessman<br /> <br /><br />Zoompadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070370525847441676.post-61592767464215992532013-10-08T01:04:14.945-07:002013-10-08T01:04:14.945-07:00I'd be ashamed of letting such people dictate ...I'd be ashamed of letting such people dictate to my soul. <br /><br />Thats what I call selling your soul for a handful of beans. <br /><br />Eternity is a long time, eternal damnation is the curse for the unrepentant wicked. Zoompadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070370525847441676.post-59406155008321668742013-10-08T01:02:28.567-07:002013-10-08T01:02:28.567-07:00LIKE I SAID, DAVID CAMERON IS THEIR PET MONKEY, A ...LIKE I SAID, DAVID CAMERON IS THEIR PET MONKEY, A MONKEY IN A CAGE. Zoompadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070370525847441676.post-87240155082598263642013-10-08T01:01:47.696-07:002013-10-08T01:01:47.696-07:00Mr Cameron did not disclose the deal on either the...Mr Cameron did not disclose the deal on either the House of Commons Register of Interests or the register of ministerial interests. A spokesman for Downing Street said: “The Prime Minister handled this issue properly and in accordance with the ministerial code.”<br /> <br /><br />Sir Alistair Graham, the former chairman of the Committee of Standards in Public Life, said Mr Cameron should have declared the deal in the House of Commons Register of Members Interests as it involves a financial transaction with a political lobbyist. He told Channel Four News: “If you’re doing a private deal affecting your personal interests with one of the heads of the largest lobbying firms in this country then of course you should register that in your MP’s list of interests as quickly as possible.”<br /> <br /><br />Lord Chadlington is the president of Mr Cameron’s constituency association. He was a very early supporter of Mr Cameron’s leadership campaign in 2005, publicly backing him and giving £14,000. Since then, Lord and Lady Chadlington have donated more than £60,000 to the party, while Huntsworth donated a further £45,000.<br /> <br /><br />Figures published on Wednesday show that the couple gave another £5,300 to Mr Cameron’s Witney Conservative association in July. Huntsworth also donated £15,500 to Tory central office in August.<br /> <br /><br /><br />Related Articles<br /><br />Cameron's £140,000 deal with lobbying boss<br />22 Nov 2011<br /><br />Hands Off Our Land: 400 new homes to be built on the South Downs as Government halts plans to relax restrictions<br />17 Nov 2011<br /><br /> <br />Huntsworth owns several lobbying companies, including Grayling, Quiller and Citigate. The clients of the companies include Transport Sense, which is trying to change the route of the Coalition’s proposed high speed rail line.<br /> <br />John Mann, a Labour MP, said: “It looks like a rich man buying a house and land for Cameron as a favour. The problem is that the rich man is at the same time lobbying David Cameron’s government. It should be investigated by Sir Philip Mawer [the individual adviser on ministerial interests].’’ Last year, Mr Cameron warned that lobbying was “the next big scandal waiting to happen”. It had “tainted our politics for too long”.<br /> <br />Mr Cameron and his wife Samantha bought the Oxfordshire home in 2001, shortly after he became the MP for Witney, spending £650,000 on the main home and a further £10,000 for the separate piece of land. Lord Chadlington then bought the neighbouring property, which is opposite the Prime Minister’s, in November last year for £715,000.<br /> <br />Neighbours say it has been empty since then. In July, official Land Registry documents showed Mr Cameron paid Lord Chadlington £137,500 for the strip of land and a further section of land to extend Mr Cameron’s garden. The money came from cash left to Mr Cameron in his father’s will.<br /> <br />One local estate agent estimated that buying the extra land would have added up to £250,000 to the value of the Prime Minister’s constituency home. It would make the house worth up to £1.4 million based on local prices. A similar strip of agricultural land in the area would command only £5,000 to £12,000, but prices are much higher for gardens. Downing Street said a surveyor independently valued the land at £75,000. However, Mr Cameron paid £137,000 to allow for the fact that his home increased in value.<br /> <br />Mr Cameron had ensured the deal was cleared by Sue Gray, the Government’s head of propriety and ethics and James Bowler, the principal private secretary at Number 10. The Downing Street spokesman added: “Both of them advised that, because this was a public transaction and the full market rate was paid for the land, there was no need to declare it in the list of ministers’ interests.”<br /> <br />Downing Street sources added: “Lord Chadlington and David Cameron are long-standing friends and there is no suggestion whatsoever of any conflict of interest or financial gain.”<br /> <br />Lord Chadlington declined to comment on the purchase of the property opposite Mr Cameron’s house. A spokesman said: “To avoid any perception of a conflict, we instructed an independent surveyor to value the garages and land.’’Zoompadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070370525847441676.post-24265084537366121442013-10-08T01:01:39.359-07:002013-10-08T01:01:39.359-07:00http://t.co/SvH0CS4R3w
David Cameron should have ...http://t.co/SvH0CS4R3w<br /><br />David Cameron should have declared land deal with party donor, says former watchdog<br /><br /> David Cameron should have declared his purchase of land neighbouring his Oxfordshire home from the chief executive of one of Britain’s biggest lobbying companies, the former parliamentary standards watchdog said on Wednesday. <br /><br /><br />By Holly Watt, Claire Newell and Christopher Hope<br /><br />10:27PM GMT 23 Nov 2011<br /><br />73 Comments<br /><br />Lord Chadlington, the chief executive of the Huntsworth Group, which owns a number of public affairs firms, bought the house and land neighbouring Mr Cameron’s constituency home for £715,000. The Conservative peer then sold Mr Cameron the land for £137,000, while the house appears to be empty. The disclosure will raise concerns about Lord Chadlington’s links with Mr Cameron.<br /> <br /><br />Zoompadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.com