Paul Blanchard

Current

Chair at Labour Humanists
Managing Partner at Right Angles

Past

Councillor (Labour Party) at City of York Council
Parliamentary Candidate at Ryedale Labour Party
Managing Director at Software Results Ltd

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Education

Leeds Metropolitan University
All Saints School

Recommended

18 people have recommended Paul

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Paul Blanchard’s Summary

Personable, passionate, pro-active ‘whatever it takes’ attitude. Driven, with strong leadership skills

Long-standing background in corporate communications: nearly ten years’ experience running my own PR/marketing firm (www.right-angles.info) working with listed companies and brand-names, at senior level and across a variety of sectors.

Extensive media contacts across TV, radio, and digital; in general and specialist sectors. Confident and experienced public speaker, regular studio appearances on national TV and radio (usually live). Delivered media skills training at board level internationally.

Excellent public affairs skills: former parliamentary advisor, served six years as an elected councillor (unitary authority); and stood for Parliament at the 2005 general election, my campaign receiving the largest vote increase in the whole country.

Dedicated marketing specialist with focus on branding, art direction, and online strategy. An active ‘door-opener’ for clients, and prolific networker with contacts in politics, national & local government, NGOs, public affairs, pressure groups, business, industry, education, law, media & public relations

I also have 2:1 honours degree in Law; and won a number of awards for my campaign work, which has been featured extensively in ‘People Power’, a Daily Telegraph book on campaign communication.

Paul Blanchard’s Experience

Chair

Labour Humanists

(Political Organization industry)

October 2009 — Present (4 months)

The Labour Humanist Group exists to spread awareness of humanism and humanists within the Labour Party and to promote humanist and Labour values. We are committed to:

- Fostering a commitment to equality and universal human rights, including the freedom of religion and belief for all people;
- Promoting a rational approach to bioethical, medical and scientific issues as the best guarantee of human progress;
- Defending and advancing secular government and an open society as the best model of a society where all can be included;
- Advocating an inclusive and accommodating education system which can meet the needs of children and parents of different religions and beliefs in a framework common to all, and opposing faith schools and academies;
- Defending the secular nature of our public services
Managing Partner

Right Angles

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

June 2001 — Present (8 years 8 months)

Right Angles is a totally new concept in PR & Marketing: a collective of sensible, straightforward, experienced people who get on with the job and deliver measurable results. No nonsense, down-to-earth, with a sense of humour too, we help grow our clients' businesses and increase their profits. We have great contacts with regional, national and international media and can demonstrate real results.

We're always keen to assist and if you feel that we might be able to help you with your marketing, PR, and business development issues, I would be delighted to pop over and have a meeting with you. We offer potential clients a free half-day consultancy and detailed report (packed full of practical marketing ideas that actually work) entirely without obligation, and if that would be of interest, please drop me a line.

In the meantime, there's lots of information at www.right-angles.info - it's a great website, please do have a look!
Councillor (Labour Party)

City of York Council

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

May 2003 — July 2009 (6 years 3 months)

I represented Heworth Ward
Parliamentary Candidate

Ryedale Labour Party

(Public Policy industry)

May 2004 — May 2005 (1 year 1 month)

I was the Labour Party's most successful candidate in the 2005 general election in terms of increased vote, growing the party vote by 41% where there was a swing against the party nationally of 6%.
Managing Director

Software Results Ltd

(Information Technology and Services industry)

October 1997 — June 2001 (3 years 9 months)