5D3DCAA1 15AB 4CF0 B7A5 EB449C165AF2 List of Advisers April 2006 Congress Final

Where are they now?
The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to the Labour Government
Where are they now? The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to
the Labour Government

A categorisation of the 1997‐1999 Advisers......................................................................... 4
“Moneybags” ....................................................................................................................... 5
“Snouts in the trough”........................................................................................................ 6
“Peddling their influence” ................................................................................................. 7
“The Policy Persuaders”..................................................................................................... 9
“Onwards and Upwards” ................................................................................................ 10
“Still in the loop” ............................................................................................................... 11
“Rather missed to boat” ................................................................................................... 13
“Fallen out of the influence radar” ................................................................................. 13
“Working in other sectors/ returned to their activities” .............................................. 14
Names Listed in Hansard Written Replies 1997‐1999...................................................... 15
Links to more information ................................................................................................... 16
Adams, John ....................................................................................................................... 16
Alexander, Wendy ............................................................................................................ 16
Allan, Tim ........................................................................................................................... 16
Allen, Ruth ......................................................................................................................... 16
Anderson, Iain ................................................................................................................... 16
Balls, Ed............................................................................................................................... 17
Barclay, Lisa ....................................................................................................................... 17
Benn, Hilary ....................................................................................................................... 17
Bentley, Tom ...................................................................................................................... 17
Burnham, Andrew............................................................................................................. 17
Campbell, Alastair............................................................................................................. 17
Clark, David ....................................................................................................................... 17
Coffman, Hilary................................................................................................................. 17
Cornford, James ................................................................................................................. 17
Corry, Dan .......................................................................................................................... 17
Crowe, Jessica .................................................................................................................... 17
Julie Crowley...................................................................................................................... 18
Davies, Kate........................................................................................................................ 18
Eccles, Julian....................................................................................................................... 18
Elder, Murray..................................................................................................................... 18
Gray, Bernard..................................................................................................................... 18
Grayling, Tony ................................................................................................................... 18
Gregg, Paul......................................................................................................................... 18
Harris, Daniel..................................................................................................................... 18
April 2006 Briefing for GMB 1
Where are they now? The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to the Labour Government
Hellawell, Keith ................................................................................................................. 18
Hill, Robert ......................................................................................................................... 18
Hollick, Lord ...................................................................................................................... 18
Hood, Andrew ................................................................................................................... 18
Hunter, Anji ....................................................................................................................... 18
Hyman, Peter ..................................................................................................................... 19
Johnson, Elsbeth ................................................................................................................ 19
Kendall, Liz ........................................................................................................................ 19
Lappin, Andrew ................................................................................................................ 19
Liddle, Roger...................................................................................................................... 19
Linden, Sophie ................................................................................................................... 19
Livermore, Spencer ........................................................................................................... 19
Lloyd, Liz............................................................................................................................ 19
Mathieson, David .............................................................................................................. 19
McCrea, Joe......................................................................................................................... 19
McFadden, Pat ................................................................................................................... 19
McGlynn, Cathy................................................................................................................. 19
McGowan, Alasdair .......................................................................................................... 20
McTernan, John.................................................................................................................. 20
Mepham, David ................................................................................................................. 20
Miliband, David................................................................................................................. 20
Miliband, Ed....................................................................................................................... 20
Mulgan, Geoff .................................................................................................................... 20
Murphy, Darren................................................................................................................. 20
Newbiggin, John................................................................................................................ 20
Norris, Geoffrey................................................................................................................. 20
Nye, Sue .............................................................................................................................. 20
Olszewski, Richard............................................................................................................ 20
Owen, Ed ............................................................................................................................ 20
Pearce, Nick........................................................................................................................ 20
Powell, Jonathan................................................................................................................ 20
Preston, Roz........................................................................................................................ 20
Price, Lance......................................................................................................................... 21
Purnell, James .................................................................................................................... 21
Roberts, Huw ..................................................................................................................... 21
Russell, Justin ..................................................................................................................... 21
Russell, Nicci ...................................................................................................................... 21
Ryan, Conor........................................................................................................................ 21
Scott, Derek ........................................................................................................................ 21
Simpson, Kieran................................................................................................................. 21
Stevens, Simon ................................................................................................................... 21
Stevenson, Dennis ............................................................................................................. 21
Sullivan, Dee ...................................................................................................................... 21
Taylor, David ..................................................................................................................... 21
Trace, Michael .................................................................................................................... 21
Wales, Christopher............................................................................................................ 22
Walker, Tim........................................................................................................................ 22
Warner, Nigel..................................................................................................................... 22
Warner, Norman................................................................................................................ 22
Sheila Watson..................................................................................................................... 22
Wegg‐Prosser, Benjamin .................................................................................................. 22
Welfare, Damien ................................................................................................................ 22
Whelan, Charlie ................................................................................................................. 22
Whitton, David .................................................................................................................. 22
Williams, Gareth................................................................................................................ 22
Hansard in November 1997 ................................................................................................. 23

A categorisation of the 1997‐1999 Advisers
(SA – Special Adviser)

An employment tribunal in Newcastle upon Tyne in January 2006 uncovered the fact
that Tim Allan, who had been Tony Blair’s spin doctor, had secretly taken £50,000
from Asda Wal‐Mart to campaign for the defeat of GMB members at ASDA
Washington depot from securing their legal rights in August 2004. There were e‐
mails1 in the bundle linking Allan to discussion with senior ASDA Wal‐Mart about
sacking GMB members who would refuse to give up their rights. These same GMB
members had contributed to the political fund that had secured the election of a
Labour Government in 1997. Were there no depths that some associated with New
Labour would stoop? The Union commissioned a report for Congress 2006 on what
had happened to the early Special Advisors. This is the report.

It is rare that a Special Adviser from the early years of the Labour Government is not
now benefiting from that special relationship with the Government. Their
biographies often emphasise the role that they had, and note that the role has given
them significantly advantageous access to knowledge about Government workings,
leading to business and policy opportunities. The fact that some have been recruited
into senior positions within major corporations is indicative of the value business
places on the knowledge of Special Advisers. Others have become part of the
political fold, as MPs and Peers, and only a very few have dropped out of the
business/political radar.

It is the unelected, and largely uncontrollable, nature of Special Advisers that make
their activities seem nefarious. They are not elected or advertised appointments,
being very much discretionary appointments that, as ministers kept repeating, are
‘subject to the usual security clearances’. In the Civil Service there is a formal and
open recruitment process, and specific standards of behaviour exist. Furthermore,
there are no explicit ground rules to stop Advisers moving quickly into corporate
roles where there may be a potential conflict of interest. In summary, being a Special
Adviser is a win‐win situation for those being recruited by Ministers.

Some have made considerable amounts of money as they have been recruited by big
business. Some profit on their influence either through lobbying businesses,
sometimes setting up their own companies. Others are recruited by organisations
that aim to be influential in government policy development, while another group
have become MPs and Peers. Being a Special Advisor certainly seems to be
personally profitable.
1
See: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/kevinmaguire/tm_column_date=01032006-name_index.html ,
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=407500&in_page_id=2
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article348452.ece .
“Moneybags”

This group of have profited handsomely from their time as Special Advisors. Large
corporate salaries are their reward for sharing their influence with big business.

Tim Allan had extensive experience as SA to Tony Blair and No. 10, having been a
policy researcher 1992‐1994, and then working as Press Secretary Alastair Campbell’s
deputy 1994‐1998. He left the role to take up a six‐figure salary as Director of
Corporate Communications for BSkyB, leaving that job to start his own consultancy
Portland PR. He was employed by ASDA Wal‐Mart in August 2004 for a fee of
£50,000, including £14,000 “succees” fee, to help the company defeat GMB in a ballot
for union recognition at Washington RDC distribution depot. He was employed in
Jan 2005 at another ASDA depot in Washington to help convince GMB members to
give up collective bargaining. This one he lost . Asda Walmart were penalised to the
tune of £850,000 at the Employment Tribunal in Newcastle upon Tyne in February
2006 for illegally trying to induce employees to give up union membership.

Ian Anderson was SA to Tony Blair 1998‐2000, and who later chaired the Foot and
Mouth Enquiry. He was an executive with Unilever until he retired in 1998, later
becoming Chairman of Intense Photonics Ltd, BT Scotland, and Schools Enterprise
Scotland, also having non‐Executive directorships at BT and Scottish & Newcastle.

Kate Davies was SA to the Minister for Transport, and now heads the Notting Hill
Housing Trust on a six figure salary package.

Bernard Gray, former SA to the Secretary of State for Defence from 1997 to 1999 (the
time of the Strategic Defence Review), is Chief Executive of TSL Education Limited
(they own the Times Educational Supplement), is listed as a non‐executive director of
Cable and Wireless.

Anji Hunter, whose links with Tony Blair go a long way back, was Director of
Government Relations for him 1997, before leaving in November 2001 to become
Director of Communications at BP on a salary of about £200,000 a year.

John Newbiggin, was SA to Culture Media and Sport, and subsequently became a
Channel 4 Executive.

Huw Roberts, SA to the Secretary of State for Wales, became Head of Marketing &
Communications at BBC Wales, and currently is described as Head of Public Policy,
Marketing, Communications and Audiences.

Kieran Simpson, SA to the Chief Whip in 1997‐1998, as SA to MAFF 1998‐2001, then in
2001 SA to Work and Pensions, leaving August 2002. Currently his main job is as
Public Affairs Director for Scottish and Newcastle Breweries.

Simon Stevens, SA to the Secretary of State for Health, went on to be SA in No. 10,
before in 2004 becoming president of UnitedHealth Europe.
“Snouts in the trough”

These are former advisers who were recruited by business which, for example, have
a specific interest in having an influence on government policy, who may benefit
from government contracts. The cost benefit equation here is that the cost of hiring
the former adviser will be more than returned in business opportunities and
profitability. This group often combine “Moneybags” with influence on Government.

James Cornford, former Special Adviser to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in
the Cabinet Office, is listed by Companies House as having seven directorships, and
is a trustee of the School for Social Entrepreneurs, and has involvements with
Dartington Hall and the Young Foundation.

Julian Eccles, former SA to Chris Smith (Secretary of State for National Heritage) in
1997, moved to be the Director of Corporate Corporate Communications at BSkyB
between 2000 and 2005. He left in 2005, and has been linked with BiB TV.

Andrew Hood, SA to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,
left the post in controversial circumstances in 2002, when he moved from advising on
defence issues to become a senior partner at Brunswick Group. His biography on the
Brunswick site stresses the SA experience, and notes now that he also is “Chair of the
Foreign Policy Centre, a London, Washington D.C. and Beijing based think‐tank”.

Elsbeth Johnson, SA at the DSS 1999‐2001, and to Scottish Office in 1999, was an
Assistant Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1998 onwards, including a
secondment to the Department of Health. She is Regional Director, Customer &
Market Strategy, Prudential Corporation Asia, and in 2004 she became a non‐
executive director of Kildrummy Technologies Ltd.

Andrew Lappin, SA in the Cabinet Office from 1997‐2001, is listed as being on the staff
of Gpc Scotland Ltd., a Public Affairs and Management consulting company that is
now part of Fleishman‐Hillard Canada.

Sophie Linden, was SA at DfEE until the 2001 election, and in July 2004 Hansard notes
that she is SA (part‐time) to the Home Office. January 2006 she joined Bell Pottinger
as a Director, where her biography highlights her SA role.

Cathy McGlynn, who was for six years SA to Jack Cunningham (having worked for
him in Opposition) went on to be hired by the PPP Forum (which describes itself as
“the private sector industry body for the PPP/PFI industry”) before joining Bell
Pottinger, and also is policy consultant to the British Horse Industry Confederation.

Darren Murphy, was SA to Hilary Armstrong at DETR from 1998 to late 1999. He then
became SA to Alan Milburn at the Department of Health and then when Milburn
resigned from the Cabinet, he went to No 10 as the PM’s assistant political secretary,
and then SA on political communication, a role he left in September 2005. He is now
Director of APCO, a global communications company, which notes he provides
“strategic communication and government relations as well as a unique insight into
health care decision making at the highest level.”

Justin Russell, SA to the Home Office 1998‐2001, and SA to No. 10 2001‐2005, moved
to become Director of Strategy and Development at Bazian, a consultancy
specialising in areas such as healthcare.

Derek Scott, Economic Adviser to the PM 1997‐2003, went to be Economic Adviser to
KPMG, and now is working with Lombard Street Research.

Dee Sullivan, SA on Media at DfID until 2001, became Assistant Director at Grant
Riches, communication consultants.

“Peddling their influence”

These are former advisers who have set up their own companies to provide
consultancy to all sectors of Government, and in that way they retain their advice
role for personal business profit. They also provide consultancy to businesses that
need particular public relations and policy advice, and they now use their knowledge
of Government to act as intermediaries to promote the image and influence of
business within Government.

Tim Allan (see previous section) whose Portland PR company has been used by
ASDA in controversial circumstances involving GMB members.

Lisa Barclay, former SA to Education and Employment, since 2004 is an Associate at
Bridges Community Ventures.

Robert Hill, SA to No. 10 regarding Health and Local Government, now runs Robert
Hill Consulting which has contracts with local and central government.

Ed Owen, SA to the Home Department in 1997, was SA in 2001 to Secretary of State
for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and was still there in July 2004. He then
moved to become a “freelance political consultant” and also is noted as being part of
the consultancy Euro RSCG Apex.

David Taylor, SA to the Deputy Prime Minister 1997‐1998, and a former advisor on
regional policy to John Prescott in the 1980s. He is Chairman, David Taylor
Partnerships Ltd, “a company specialising in regeneration, since 2000”, and he also is
listed in Who’s Who as “the founding Chief Executive of English Partnerships,
founding Managing Director of Amec Developments, Managing Director of
Lancashire Enterprises Ltd and Group Chief Executive of Enterprise plc.”.

Christopher Wales, SA on the Council of Economic Advisers to the Treasury, became
Managing Director, responsible for the financing group, in Goldman Sachs.

Tim Walker, SA to Jack Cunningham in MAFF in 1997‐1998, in the Cabinet Office
1998‐1999, before going to Bell Pottinger where he is now Deputy Managing
Director.

Nigel Warner, SA to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and in 2000 SA to the
Minister for the Cabinet Office, in 2001 went to work for Lexington Communications,
the lobbying company, where he is now Director.

David Whitton, SA to Secretary of State for Scotland, Donald Dewar, since 2000 has
run his own company, Whitton PR Ltd., where he states “David was also the ‘official’
voice of former Scottish Secretary and First Minister, the late Donald Dewar. He was
media adviser to Mr Dewar from 1998 to 2000. After leaving the Scottish Executive
he set up his own public affairs consultancy”. In 2001 the Observer wrote about the
award £75,000 Scottish Enterprise contract him. He is currently the Labour Party
candidate for the Scottish seat of Strathkelvin and Bearsden, which is currently held
by Dr Jean Turner MSP who won as an independent candidate running on a “Save
Stobhill Hospital” agenda in the last election.

Gareth Williams, SA to the Secretary of State for Wales, runs his own consultancy ‘Old
Bell 3 Economic Development and European Services’, where it states that is has
undertaken “wide range of work in Wales, with an emphasis (though not an
exclusive focus) on the Structural Funds”. He is also noted as being an associate of
CRG and of Weber Shandwick.

“The Policy Persuaders”

These are former advisers who now occupy influential positions in policy ‘think‐
tanks’ that are used by Government to explore policy options. In some cases,
particularly IPPR (Institute of Public Policy Research) there has been a sort of
revolving door, where ex‐staff are recruited as SAs, and ex‐Advisers are recruited as
staff.

IPPR’s Research Director, John Adams, was a SA at the Welsh Office, and IPPR’s
biography of him stresses that role.

Tom Bentley, SA to David Blunkett, has led the Demos think‐tank since 1999.
David Clark, SA to the Foreign Office until the 2001 election, is now a senior research
fellow at the Federal Trust, with responsibility for developing their “Global Strategy
for Europe”.

Dan Corry, who was adviser at the DTI from 1997‐2001, and then in 2005 to be
temporary SA to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, and was Director of
the New Local Government Network (a policy think‐tank with considerable number
of corporate partners2). He now works for the Centre for Public Scrutiny which
describes itself as “created to promote the value of scrutiny in modern and effective
government”. Corry was controversially involved in the Paddington train crash
enquiry, where he asked Labour Party staff to identify any Tories among the
survivors group. On May 8 2005 the Guardian noted that he was involved in a
dispute about the role of Andrew Adonis, and the Guardian stated “Dan Corry,
Kellyʹs mild‐mannered special adviser, yelled across the war room at his counterpart,
Patrick Diamond, who until recently worked with Adonis: ʹIs this true? Because, if it
is, Iʹm fucking off.ʹ”. And so he seems to have done to the CPS.
Tony Grayling, former SA to Gavin Strang, the Transport Minister in 1997‐1998, now
is Associate Director, responsible for Sustainability, at IPPR.

David Mepham, former SA to Clare Short, is now in IPPR as Associate Director, Head
of International Programme.

Geoff Mulgan, who was a co‐founder and Director of Demos 1993‐1998, was Director
of Policy at No. 10, and Director of the PM’s Strategy Unit. He now is listed as
Director of the Young Foundation, and is a Visiting Professor at University College,
London.
2
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=New_Local_Government_Network

Nick Pearce, SA to Department for Education & Employment (1999 – 2001), and then
to David Blunkett at the Home Office (2001‐ 2003), is currently the Director of IPPR.

“Onwards and Upwards”

This group have been taken into the political fold. Some have become members of
Parliament, others have entered the Lords.

Wendy Alexander, former SA to the Scottish Office, is now an MSP.

Ed Balls, former chief economic advisor to the Treasury is now MP for Normanton.

Hilary Benn, former SA to David Blunkett is now MP and Secretary of State at DfID.

Andrew Burnham, SA to Culture, Media and Sport 1997‐2001, now is MP for Leigh.

Jessica Crowe, former adviser to DfID, now is labour councillor in Hackney, and a
director of the Groundworks Trust and of Homerton University Hospital.

Murray Elder, who was SA to Donald Dewar (Scottish Office) and before that was
John Smith’s chief of staff, was enobled in 1999 and is now Lord Elder.

Pat McFadden, SA to John Smith and Donald Dewar, is now MP for Wolverhampton
South East.

David Miliband, former IPPR member, subsequently SA to the No. 10 Policy Unit, is
MP for South Shields.

Ed Miliband, former SA to the Chancellor of the Exchequer 1997‐2002, is MP for
Doncaster North.

Sally Morgan, political secretary to the PM 1997‐2001, was then 2001‐2005 the Director
of Political and Government Relations in the PM’s office. In 2001 she was created a
life peer as Baroness Huyton in the County of Merseyside.

James Purnell, SA to the PM on culture, media, sport and the knowledge economy
1997‐2002, has been MP for Stalybridge and Hyde since 2001, was Parliamentary
Under‐Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, before
being made Minister in Work and Pensions in the May 2006 reshuffle.

Dennis Stevenson, Hansard notes he was SA to the PM and Secretary of State for
Education and Employment in 1997. He is now Lord Stevenson with current
remunerated roles in Economist Newspapers Ltd, HBOS plc, and Manpower Inc
with multiple past directorships including BSkyB, Pearson and Rothchilds. In 2006 he
was appointed a Governor at the Bank of Scotland.

Dee Sullivan, SA at DFID until the 2001 election, is now Assistant Director at Grant
Riches, communication consultants.

Norman Warner, SA to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in 1998
became Baron Warner of Brockley in the London Borough of Lewisham. He has been
a Minister of State in the Department of Health since 2005.

David Whitton (see entry under ‘Peddling their Influence’)

“Still in the loop”

These SAs show remarkable longevity in remaining active in the SA role for a long
period of time. Their unelected influence pervades much of the life‐span of the
current Government.

Hilary Coffman was SA and Press Officer at Downing Street, then working with Tony
Blair during the 2001 election, and she still remains an SA to the Prime Minister.

Julie Crowley, in 1997 was SA to Alun Michael (Wales), leaving when he left office.
She was then working on the 2001 campaign and the Daily Telegraph of June 6 2001
noted: “She recently revealed to colleagues her secret plan for distracting the press in
the event of a disaster: ‘If things go pear‐shaped, Iʹll just take my top off.’ʺ In 2004 she
was involved with the Labour Movement for Europe. In 2005 she was again an SA,
this time to Ruth Kelly in Education, and now to Ruth Kelly as Secretary of State for
Communities and Local Government and Minister for Women.

Joan Hammell, SA at DETR from 1997 to2001, was still an SA to ODPM in June 2005.

Sue Jackson, the former Head of Administration in the PM’s Office, in July 2005 is
listed in Hansard as special adviser to the Chief Whip.

Liz Kendall, SA to Social Security in 1997, leaving in 1998 after Harriet Harman was
sacked. She was subsequently Associate Director of IPPR, before returning as an SA,
being listed in July 2005 as SA to the Secretary of State for Health.

Roger Liddle, SA on European Affairs to the Prime Minister, 1997‐2004, then moved in
2004 to become a member of the cabinet of Peter Mandelson at the European
Commission.

Spencer Livermore, was SA to the Treasury in 1999, is still listed in the June 2005
Hansard as SA to the Chief Secretary of the Treasury.

Liz Lloyd, in 1998 is listed as SA to the No. 10 Policy Unit on Agriculture,
Environment and Home Affairs. She is currently listed as Deputy Chief of Staff at
No. 10.

Andrew Maugham, SA at the DSS 1997‐2001. In July 2004 Hansard lists him as Special
Adviser to “Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Scotland”.

Joe McCrea, SA to Frank Dobson from 1997‐1999, noted by the New Statesman for his
1999 “foul‐mouthed bullying of the independent‐minded Channel 4 News health
correspondent at this yearʹs Labour conference” He left the SA role when Dobson left
the Cabinet to contest the Mayor of London post. McCrea was then associated with
the ‘Rapid Rebuttal Unit’ in 2000.. Has was subsequently Project Manager of the
Knowledge Network Project (KNP) at the Cabinet Office, and he runs a consultancy
company JBMC.

Alasdair McGowan, SA for defence to George Robertson, is October 2004 is listed as
Senior Policy Adviser, No10 with responsibility for “Devolution, local and regional
government”.

Ian McKenzie, SA in the Cabinet Office to the 2001 election, is listed in July 2004 as SA
to ODPM.

John McTernan, in 1997 SA on health to Harriet Harman, leaving when Harman was
sacked in 1998. Subsequent SA roles have been to the Scottish Executive 2000‐2001.
leaving to become involved with the Scottish Arts Council as well as being a
columnist and broadcaster. In October 2004 he is listed as SA to the PM in the No 10
Unit, responsible for social exclusion, and after the 2005 General Election he took up
the role as the PM’s political secretary.

Geoffrey Norris, SA to the PM’s Policy Directorate, is still listed as SA(Senior Policy
Adviser.

Sue Nye, in 1997 was SA to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and in July 2005 she is
still listed as an (unpaid) adviser to the Chancellor.

Richard Olszewski, in 1998 was SA to John Reid throughout the current government,
first on transport issues DETR, in 2001, then in Northern Ireland, and in 2004 with
Reid as Secretary of State for Health.

Jonathan Powell has been Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister continuously since 1997.

Conor Ryan, was SA Secretary of State for Education and Employment in 1997‐1999.
He then became a freelance writer and commentator, and currently is SA again, this
time to the Prime Minister’s Policy Directorate.

Sheila Watson, SA to Margaret Beckett throughout the current Government period,
including to President of the Board of Trade DTI, was then SA at the Cabinet Office
until 2001. In July 2005 Hansard notes she is special adviser to Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Benjamin Wegg‐Prosser. Hansard in 1997 notes he was special adviser to the Minister
without Portfolio, Peter Mandelson. Leaving in 1998 he went to work in the
Newspapers first in the Sun, and then in the Guardian. In 2005 he left his role as
publisher of the Society Guardian when he was appointed by No. 10 to become
Director of its Strategic Communications Unit.

“Rather missed to boat”

The hugely influential Alastair Campbell, the £130,000 salaried Director of
Communications and Strategy for the Prime Minister, would have been expecting to
profit through the writing of memoirs. However, as the Times noted recently, he has
apparently deferred publication until Gordon Brown leaves office, which severely
reduces the potential market value (many hundred of thousands of pounds) since the
Tony Blair may now be the first to publish memoirs. His partner, Fiona Miller, was
SA to the Prime Minister before returning to her journalism activities specialising in
Education.

“Fallen out of the influence radar”

These people have left the policy loop to pursue other interests.

Kate Garvey, who was Tony Blair’s SA in the Prime Minister’s Implementation Unit,
with a role as diary secretary. She left the post in 2005 to, as the Daily Telegraph
stated, she has “decided to go travelling”.

Peter Hyman, who was SA in the Strategic Communications Unit 1997‐2001, left at the
end of 2003 to become a teaching assistant at Islington Green School, a failing City
Academy.

David Mathieson, SA to Robin Cook 1997‐2002, now lives in Madrid and writes for the
newspapers El País, Expansión, La Razón and the New Statesman.

Lance Price, SA to No. 10, subsequently wrote the book ‘Spin Doctor’s Diary’, and
now is described as “a writer, broadcaster and commentator”.

Charlie Whelan, SA to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, now is listed as a celebrity
speaker.

“Working in other sectors/ returned to their activities”
Nicci Russell, SA 2001‐2005 to DEFRA, also working with Margaret Beckett 1994‐2005,
is now head of strategy at Waterwise, a consultancy which provides advice and
solutions “demonstrating the social, economic and environmental benefits of water
efficiency”.
Damien Welfare, A barrister before becoming SA to the Lord Privy Seal and Leader of
the House of Lords. He now works for ‘2‐3 Grays Inn Square’ which states “We are
recognised experts in the areas of law: Local Government; Planning; Housing;
Environment; Licensing; Civil Litigation; Regulatory Crime.”
Names Listed in Hansard Written Replies 1997‐1999
Adams, John Hill, Robert Nye, Sue
Alexander, Wendy Hollick, Lord
Allan, Tim Hood, Andrew Olszewski, Richard
Allen, Ruth Hunter, Anji Owen, Ed
Anderson, Dr. Iain Hyman, Peter
Pearce, Nick
Balls, Ed Jackson, Sue Powell, Jonathan
Barclay, Lisa Johnson, Elsbeth Preston, Roz
Benn, Hilary Price, Lance
Bentley, Tom Kendall, Liz Purnell, James
Burnham, Andrew
Lappin, Andrew Roberts, Huw
Campbell, Alastair Liddle, Roger Russell, Justin
Clark, David Linden, Sophie Russell, Nicci
Coffman, Hillary Livermore, Spencer Ryan, Conor
Cornford, James Lloyd, Liz
Corry, Dan Scott, Derek
Crowe, Jessica Mathieson, David Simpson, Kieran
Crowley, Julie Maugham, Andrew Stevens, Simon
McCrea, Joseph (Joe) Stevenson, Dennis
Davies, Kate McFadden, Pat Sullivan, Dee
McGlynn, Cath
Eccles, Julian McGowan, Alasdair Taylor, David
Elder, Murray McKenzie, Ian Trace, Michael
McTernan, John
Garvey, Kate Mepham, David Wales, Chris
Gray, Bernard Miliband, Ed Walker, Tim
Grayling, Tony Miliband, David Warner, Nigel
Gregg, Paul Miller, Fiona Warner, Norman
Morris, Marianne Watson, Sheila
Hackett, Paul Mulgan, Geoff Wegg‐Prosser, Benjamin
Hammell, Joan Murphy, Darren Welfare, Damien
Harris, Daniel Whelan, Charlie
Healy, Anna Newbiggin, John Whitton, David
Hellawell, Keith Norris, Geoffrey Williams, Gareth

Links to more information
Major sources used were:
House of Commons – Hansard Written Answers and Library Reports.
Red Star Research http://www.red‐star‐research.org.uk ‐ an excellent source of
information, but some of it is dated.
National Council of Voluntary Organisations http://www.ncvo‐
vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=798 .
Wikipedia.
Who’s Who.
List of Advisors at 2000, with good biographical details in Appendix 2
http://www.cps.org.uk/pdf/pub/51.pdf
Guardian article in 2000:
http://society.guardian.co.uk/power90/story/0,,398050,00.html
http://www.caat.org.uk/publications/government/who‐calls‐the‐shots‐0205.pdf for a
review (February 2005) of companies and their influence.

Some other SAs are also listed below where there is easily accessible information.

Adams, John http://www.ippr.org.uk
http://www.ippr.org.uk/uploadedFiles/aboutippr/IPPR_accounts_2004.pdf
Adonis, Andrew. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Adonis
Alexander, Wendy (Scotland)
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/wendy_alexander/index.htm
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Hansard in November 1997
Mr. Hawkins: To ask the Prime Minister if he will provide a current list of all (a) paid
and (b) unpaid special advisers to Ministers. [14837]
The Prime Minister: The following are employed as paid Special Advisers:
Appointing Minister Name of appointee
The Prime Minister Jonathan Powell
Alastair Campbell
Anji Hunter
Kate Garvey
Tim Allan
Hilary Coffman
David Miliband
Roger Liddle
James Purnell
Derek Scott
Robert Hill
Geoff Mulgan
Geoffrey Norris
Pat Macfadden

Peter Hyman
Liz Lloyd
Roz Preston (part‐time)
Fiona Miller (part‐time)

Chief Whip Kieran Simpson

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Cathy McGlynn Tim Walker

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Julian Eccles (part‐time)
John Newbiggin

Secretary of State for Defence Bernard Gray
Alasdair McGowan

Secretary of State for Education and Employment(1) Conor Ryan Hilary Benn
Sophie Linden (part‐time)
Lisa Barclay (part‐time)

Deputy Prime Minister Paul Hackett (part‐time)
Joan Hammell
Darren Murphy (part‐time)

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Clark Andrew Hood

Secretary of State for Health Joe McCrea
Simon Stevens

Secretary of State for the Home Department Ed Owen Norman Warner Ruth Allen
(part‐time)(2)

Secretary of State for International Development Jessica Crowe Daniel Harris

Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords Marianne Morris Damien Welfare

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Anna Healy
Nigel Warner

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Andrew Lappin
James Cornford

President of the Council(3) Ian McKenzie

Secretary of State for Scotland Wendy Alexander
Murray Elder

Secretary of State for Social Security Juhn McTernan
Liz Kendall

President of the Board of Trade Dan Corry Sheila Watson

Minister of Transport Kate Davies Tony Grayling

Chancellor of the Exchequer(4) Ed Balls Charles Whelan

Chief Secretary Andrew Maugham Edward Miliband

Secretary of State for Wales John Adams Huw Roberts
The following have been appointed as unpaid Advisers:
Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Education Dennis Stevenson
and Employment
Deputy Prime Minister David Taylor
President of the Board of Trade Lord Hollick
Minister without Portfolio Benjamin Wegg‐Prosser
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Mathieson
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sue Nye
(1) In addition, Professor Michael Barber has been appointed as Standards and Effectiveness Adviser
to the Secretary of State for Education and Employment.
(2) Appointment is time limited to the life of the Task Force on Youth Justice.
(3) In addition, the President of the Council has appointed Keith Hellawell as the UK Anti‐Drugs Co‐
ordinator (from 5 January 1998) and Michael Trace as the Deputy UK Anti‐Drugs Co‐ordinator on
special adviser terms.
(4) In addition the Chancellor of the Exchequer has appointed Chris Wales and Paul Gregg as
members of the Council of Economic Advisers on special adviser terms.

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