Jeremy Handel
Jeremy has over 10 years experience in the political and press campaigning arena. He started his career with the Conservative Party in 1996, working closely with the Rt. Hon. Michael Heseltine, the then Deputy Prime Minister, before becoming Deputy Head of Regional Media during the 1997 election.
Jeremy was then appointed media advisor to the Rt. Hon. William Hague, MP during his successful campaign to become leader of the Conservative Party. In 2001, Jeremy cofounded a political consultancy, working on a diverse range of property clients.
Over the last seven years Jeremy has specialised in the politics of large developments working on projects across the country and started Political Developments Ltd.
He has worked on schemes ranging from 40 to 4,000 new homes, as well as mixed use and purely commercial projects.
Jeremy is a member of the APPC, the PRCA and the TCPA.
Simon Keal
Simon Keal joined Political Developments Limited in June 2009. He has over three years’ experience in the public affairs industry, and has worked with a range of property clients on often controversial developments.
A native of the Midlands, Simon was previously employed in the Birmingham office of a leading UK public affairs consultancy and has worked on major residential and mixed-use schemes in locations including Northampton, Lincoln and Evesham. He also has considerable experience of other development sectors, including retail, hotels, logistics and waste management.
Simon previously worked for a Trade Association where he was responsible for supporting its national public affairs strategy. He began his career at a think tank in Westminster, where he carried out research into public policy issues and helped organise political events.
Simon studied Politics at the Universities of York and Warwick and has a keen interest in elections and local government, giving him a thorough understanding of politicians and communities.
Georgina Chapman
Georgina Chapman joined Political Developments Ltd after spending a number of years working in government relations and corporate communications.
A graduate from the University of Warwick, Georgina has gained experience working across a number of clients including: Explore Investments’ regeneration of the former Vauxhall Motors car plant in Luton; the Historic Houses Association’s campaign on tax and heritage issues; the Association of British Orchestras and Naxos on their parliamentary campaigns.
Georgina has a thorough understanding of Parliamentary procedure and is responsible for monitoring developments at Regional Government, Westminster and Whitehall on a daily basis.
Jo Ingham
Jo has eight years experience working in environment, transport and local government. After leaving Cambridge University, Jo started her career as the political advisor to the Leader of a London Borough, before working on stakeholder relations during the GLA's Draft London Plan.
Since leaving the GLA, Jo has worked on campaigns to secure planning permission on a range of projects including, Energy from Waste facilities, a reservoir in the South East of England and local government outreach programmes.
Jo has also been heavily involved in many national campaigns, most recently against Government rises in fuel duty. This campaign also won Jo and her team Public Affairs News Trade Association of the Year 2008.
Jo is a member of the CIPR.
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