Downing Street 2002

			Alastair Campbell Director of Communications and Strategy The Prime Minister's former Official Spokesman, known as the 'real Deputy Prime Minister'. Former porn writer for Forum, he went to Cambridge University. He was Political Editor of Today and the Mirror and has worked for Tony Blair since 1994. His partner is Fiona Millar. He is paid £120,000 (£93,562 in 2000).
			Jonathon Powell Chief of Staff Brother of Thatcher's favourite PR man Charles Powell. He is paid £120,000 and was one of the driving forces behind the decision that one of the quickest ways to show that the Labour Party was pro-business was to take funding from business. Another of his brothers, Chris Powell, was Managing Director of BMP DDB Needham, the Labour Party's advertising agency for the 1997 election. Click on the image for more information.
			Sally Morgan Director of Government Relations Tony Blair's former political secretary at No. 10, who was given a peerage after the 2001 election, but has now taken over from Anji Hunter as Director of Government Communications. She was a Labour Party Student Organiser and Senior Targetting Officer from 1985-93. She was the Labour Party's Director of Campaigns and Elections from 1993-95 and Tony Blair's Head of Party Liaison from 1995-97. Given peerage without being vetted by the House of Lords Appointment Commission.
			Robert Hill Tony Blair's Political Secretary Former health adviser to Tony Blair at No.10, became Political Secretary to Blair in 2001. Used to work for the Audit Commission and Capita. He was a press officer for Tony Blair before the 1997 election.Click on the image for more information.

			Andrew Adonis Policy Directorate Former Lib Dem parliamentary candidate (and local councillor) and journalist with the Financial Times and the Observer. Education and Constitution policy adviser at No.10. He is opposed to the elitism of the 'Oxbridge' universities, although he actually studied History at Oxford University.Click on the image for more information.
			Simon Stevens Policy Directorate Special Adviser at the DoH from 1997-2001. Former President of the Union at Oxford University and analyst for the Guyana Sugar Corporation. Former Director of East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Health Authority. Policy Adviser.
			Peter Hyman Strategic Communications Unit Former Labour Party press officer, BBC producer and Sky News journalist. He is the Policy Directorate's media analyst. He worked as a researcher for Donald Dewar and John Smith.

			Geoffrey Norris Policy Directorate Used to work on transport issues (he criticised John Prescott's transport white paper as too anti-car), now specialises in trade and industry matters. He has championed the case for Post Office privatisation as the best deal for business, and "Tony adores him." He is regarded as driving an agenda of his own, championing business and determined to undermine the Unions and the Public Sector. He went to Oxford University where he was known for 'Hard-Left' tendencies.
			Derek Scott Policy Directorate An ex-SDP economic adviser (and parliamentary candidate), now economic adviser for the Policy Directorate. Worked as an economist for Shell from 1982-6 and for Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW) and the IPPR. He was paid £78,128 in 1999. In April 1996 Barclay's Bank paid for Peter Mandelson to make a 10-day trip to Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore, to reassure businesses that a Labour Government was no threat to them. The trip was organised by BZW, when Derek Scott was working there (and acting as a part-time adviser to Tony Blair).
			Ed Richards Policy Directorate Used to work as head of strategy for John Birt at the BBC, then for Gordon Brown in Opposition. His brief at the Policy Unit is to work on long-term strategy for the Labour Party's second term. Said to be consulting within the Labour Party and with Business.

			Philip Bassett Research and Information Unit Former Industrial Editor at the Times. Married to Baroness Symons, a Minister at the Foreign Office. He wrote the briefing paper for Tony Blair's disastrous Women's Institute speech in June 2000. He went to Oxford University.
			Carey Oppenheim Policy Directorate Former senior lecturer in social policy at the South Bank University and Research Director at the IPPR. She is Chair of the NEXUS Stakeholder Society Group. She used to work for the Child Poverty Action Group and as a researcher for James Callaghan.
			Justin Russell Policy Directorate Former Senior Manager at the Audit Commission (where Robert Hill also worked). He previously held policy and research jobs in the Labour Party Policy Unit. He went to Oxford University. Special Adviser on policy at the Home Office until the 2001 election.
			Alastair MacGowan Policy Directorate Special Adviser at the MOD until the 2001 election. Former Research Assistant to Martin O'Neill (Energy) and George Robertson (Scottish Secretary) in Opposition. He went to Oxford University.
			Sarah Hunter Policy Directorate Part of the team that travelled with Tony Blair on his 2001 election campaign bus, worked for the Labour Party in Opposition. In the past she has worked for Peter Mandelson and for the BBC's policy directorate.
			Roger Liddle Foreign Policy Adviser A founding member of (and parliamentary candidate for) the SDP. Former Director of Prima Europe PR consultancy. He was paid £78,128 in 1999. He went to Oxford University, and specialises in European policy issues.Click on the image for more information.
			Liz Lloyd Foreign Policy Adviser A researcher for Tony Blair since he became leader of the Labour Party. Former partner of Ed Milliband, she shares a flat with James Purnell. Used to specialise in Environment (she was connected with the 'Biotechnology Presentation Group' of Government Ministers, set up in 1999 to sell pro-GM policies to the media), but now covers Home Affairs. Sits on Crime Reduction Task Force. She is paid £70,000. She went to Cambridge University.
			Fiona Millar Director of Events Special Adviser in No.10 until the 2001 election in what used to be the 'Social Unit'. Alastair Campbell's partner. Former journalist for the Express. She is Cherie Blair's assistant and handles her PR, as well as organising Tony Blair's visits. She is paid about £75,000.
			Hilary Coffman Special Adviser/Press Officer at Downing Street (she resigned temporarily to accompany Blair on the 2001 election campaign). Used to be married to David Seymour, who was Alastair Campbell's Associate Editor at the Daily Mirror, now married to David Hill.
			David Bradshaw Strategic Communications Unit Former Deputy Political Editor at the Mirror, working for Alastair Campbell. Worked at Millbank during the 1997 election campaign, and has been working at No.10 ever since.
			Kate Garvey Worked for Tony Blair in Opposition, then became Blair's Private Secretary until she temporarily resigned to work on the 2001 election campaign tour, returning to No.10 after the election.
			Catherine Rimmer Former colleague of Bill Bush at the Political Research Department of the BBC.
			Carl Sobhan Former member of the Media Monitoring Unit at the Labour Party's Millbank HQ, nicknamed the Ministry of Truth. Alongside Chris McShane, he was appointed in January 2000 as a Special Adviser in Downing Street. He is paid approximately £70,000.
			Chris McShane Former member of the Media Monitoring Unit at the Labour Party's Millbank HQ with Carl Sobhan. He is paid approximately £70,000.
			Joanna Nadin Member of the Labour Party's Policy Unit at Millbank until becoming a Special Adviser after the 2001 election.
			Patrick Diamond Former Special Adviser to Peter Mandelson, when he was Northern Ireland Secretary. Former Chairman of Labour Students, he stood for Cambridge Council in 1998 and lost. Director of New Labour magazine 'Progress' and member of the Steering Committee of the Labour Renewal Network. Responsible for issues concerning public services.
			Matthew Elson Policy Directorate Joined the Policy Directorate in January 2002 from McKinseys, the management consultants that has many links with the Labour Government. Transport policy adviser.

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