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'''Tim Allan''' is a public relations consultant and was an adviser to [[Tony Blair]] from 1992 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web|last=Allan |first=Tim |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/oct/03/ed-miliband-tim-allan-labour |title=An open letter to Ed Miliband: 'If you bury the lessons of New Labour you will bury the party' |publisher=The Observer |date=2 October 2010 |accessdate=11 January 2012}}</ref> He is the founder and managing director of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Communications Portland Communications] in London, England.<ref>{{cite web|last=Singleton |first=David |url=http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/features/specialReports/905737/Profile-Tim-Allan-MD-Portland/ |title=Profile: Tim Allan, MD, Portland |publisher=PR Week UK |date=13 May 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2012}}</ref> In April 2012 it was reported that Allan was set to sell a majority stake in Portland to US marketing services company Omnicom for £20 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sweney|first=Mark|title=Tim Allan to sell majority stake in Portland to Omnicom in £20m deal|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/apr/12/tim-allan-portland-stake|accessdate=20 June 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 April 2012}}</ref>
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'''Tim Allan''' is a public relations consultant and is a former [[Special Adviser]] to [[Tony Blair]] from 1992 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web|last=Allan |first=Tim |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/oct/03/ed-miliband-tim-allan-labour |title=An open letter to Ed Miliband: 'If you bury the lessons of New Labour you will bury the party' |publisher=The Observer |date=2 October 2010 |accessdate=11 January 2012}}</ref>
  
Tim Allan's political adviser roles were researcher for [[Tony Blair]] when he was [[Shadow Home Secretary]], deputy press secretary to [[Tony Blair]], when [[leader of the Labour Party]] and, from 1997, he was deputy director of communications at 10 Downing Street.
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He is the founder and managing director of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Communications Portland Communications] in London, England. In April 2012 it was reported that Allan was set to sell a majority stake in Portland to US marketing services company Omnicom for £20 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sweney|first=Mark|title=Tim Allan to sell majority stake in Portland to Omnicom in £20m deal|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/apr/12/tim-allan-portland-stake|accessdate=20 June 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 April 2012}}</ref>
  
Between leaving work within politics and setting up his PR consultancy, Tim Allan followed in [[David Cameron]]'s footsteps in February 2001 as director of corporate communications at [[BSkyB]].
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==Blair's SPAD==
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Tim Allan's [[SPAD]] roles were researcher for [[Tony Blair]] when he was [[Shadow Home Secretary]], deputy press secretary to [[Tony Blair]], when [[leader of the Labour Party]] and, from 1997, he was [[Alastair Campbell]]'s deputy director of communications at 10 Downing Street.
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==Cameron's successor==
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Between leaving work within politics in 1998 and setting up his PR consultancy in February 2001, Tim Allan followed in [[David Cameron]]'s footsteps as Director of Corporate Communications at [[BSkyB]].<ref>[http://www.prweek.com/article/905737/profile-tim-allan-md-portland "Profile: Tim Allan, MD, Portland"]</ref>
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* [http://www.portland-communications.com Portland Communications]
 
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* [http://www.portland-communications.com Portland Communications]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 12:52, 31 May 2016

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Tim Allan is a public relations consultant and is a former Special Adviser to Tony Blair from 1992 to 1998.[1]

He is the founder and managing director of Portland Communications in London, England. In April 2012 it was reported that Allan was set to sell a majority stake in Portland to US marketing services company Omnicom for £20 million.[2]

Blair's SPAD

Tim Allan's SPAD roles were researcher for Tony Blair when he was Shadow Home Secretary, deputy press secretary to Tony Blair, when leader of the Labour Party and, from 1997, he was Alastair Campbell's deputy director of communications at 10 Downing Street.

Cameron's successor

Between leaving work within politics in 1998 and setting up his PR consultancy in February 2001, Tim Allan followed in David Cameron's footsteps as Director of Corporate Communications at BSkyB.[3]

External links

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References

  1. Allan, Tim (2 October 2010). "An open letter to Ed Miliband: 'If you bury the lessons of New Labour you will bury the party'". The Observer. Retrieved 11 January 2012.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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  3. "Profile: Tim Allan, MD, Portland"
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