David Davis who hates ID cards , Fleishman-Hillard, Kevin Bell and getting "Public Acceptance" of ID cards... and more

Paul Borge
paul.borge@fleishman.com
+44 20 7395 7120
This is the man who on 13th June Registered DAVIDDAVISFORFREEDOM.COM with the address 40 Long Acre London WC2E 9LG which magically changed on Monday 16th to David Davis, 32 Main Street, Willerby, East Yorkshire, HU10 6BU

Lots more at Famous for 15 megapixels , ahead of the pack as usual, there are also especially well informed commentators on the subject of Mr Borge's employers who are Fleishman-Hillard Inc., one of the world's leading public relations firms, visit the Fleishman-Hillard Web site at http://www.fleishman.com/.

Fleishman-Hillard is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (http://www.omnicomgroup.com/).

Kevin Bell, Regional Director of FH (and also a M. Thatcher groupie) spoke at the conference organised by Intellect , ID Cards: Towards Procurement and Implementation a one-day conference held in London on June 6, 2005 - the Title of his talk was "Achieving public acceptance". See Intellect web Page about event here.

Many of the companies involved in that event were also members of Eurim who describe themselves .."EURIM brings together politicians, officials and industry to help improve the quality of policy formation, consultation, scrutiny, implementation and monitoring in support of the creation of a globally competitive, socially inclusive and democratically accountable information society. It works across all boundaries to help set the agenda, stage constructive debate and report on progress." ..and example of their work was a meeting last week

Identity Management & Information Assurance: Keys to the Kingdom?
EURIM-APGIF Parliamentary Showcaseon Identity Management and Information Assurance
Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster, Tuesday 10 June 4pm to 8 pm
Introduced by Margaret Moran MP and Philip Dunne MP
Guest Speeches begin at 5.30pm with Martin Kearsley, Strategy Director, VocaLink and Duncan Hine, Director of Integrity, Identity and Passport Service. Web Page here

The showcase will provide demonstrations of proven, large-scale, secure identity management and information assurance systems from both private and public sector. The event is designed to enable Parliamentarians and invited guests to learn about practical experience with the people and processes, not just the technology used to support these. Event Sponsors ;


Alcatel-Lucent
Lucent Technology Services was considered one of the world's premier communications companies with blue chip customers. It had begun a fledgling customer reference program but needed to broaden and better leverage its relationships in a way that demonstrated their impact to sales and marketing efforts. Fleishman-Hillard consulted with Lucent, acquired by world communications leader Alcatel, to help build a best-in-class program, including measurement vehicles, customer acquisition and fulfillment protocols, audio and video customer testimonial summaries, online customer communities, customer advisory councils, and podcasts to market the program within the company. Today the program enjoys wide support across business units and regions worldwide.

Atos Origin andGovernment Gateway
BT
CSC
DeLaRue
Experian
Edentity
Fujitsu
IdenTrust
Identity and Passport Service
Sapior
VocaLink

FH have good friends too their Homeland Security group can call on ;

Tom Ridge, the first secretary of Homeland Security.
William S. Cohen, former secretary of defense.
David A. Kessler, M.D., former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner.
Dr. Louis Sullivan, former U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary.
Howard Safir, former New York City police commissioner and chairman and CEO of SafirRosetti, a full-service security consulting, investigative, and intelligence firm.

PS : As of writing DD still hasn't technically resigned.

Michael Todd - A death has been reported - Curiouser and curiouser - Woolmer heart Attack ? Send for Jamaican pathologist, quickly.

The Press Association report approx 1300 hrs GMT

That Michael Todd was found dead next to a half-empty bottle of gin. His coat had also come off and some of his clothes were discovered nearby.

An unknown source is quoted ..... "The body was found next to a half-full bottle of gin, slumped face down on a gentle slope some 20 minutes from the summit of Snowdon. There was no evidence of any pills or tablets but that is something the coroner will have to look at. Members of the team covered his face as a mark of respect.

He added that it was possible Mr Todd was suffering from hypothermia, saying: "He would have had mobile reception up there, probably. There were no signs of slit wrists, I believe." The Mail report a source saying, ""There are no obvious injuries compatible with a fall from height."

"I have seen suicide cases on the mountain before where people have taken alcohol and pills before taking their life. It is conceivable he drank too much and that hastened the onset of hypothermia.

"No-one would have survived conditions on Snowdon on Monday night - it was horrendous."

Mr Todd's suspected suicide is being linked to his alleged extra-marital affairs, it has been suggested.

His car (Range Rover) was found in Church Road, Llanberis, 5 miles from weher he was found. He was 20 minutes from the summit when he died

The Times report the same circumstances but say that mountain rescuers were searching for over 12 hours in completely the wrong area for the officer.

The Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team received a call from North Wales police at 1am on Tuesday to say that they were concerned about Mr Todd’s well being.

A cell site analysis was carried out on his mobile telephone and the full rescue service was directed to the Menai Straights and Port Dinorwic - 10 miles from where he was eventually found.

The coast guard, search and rescue dogs and the North Wales police helicopter fruitlessly searched for Mr Todd until about 1.30pm on Tuesday when walkers found “personal items” that were identified as belonging to Mr Todd. His coat was missing which is still being searched for.

He had a backpack with a change of clothing and a mobile phone which was working and which should have received a signal.

Similiar reports in the Mail who also say he had returned from a "make or break" holiday with his wife and repeat suggestiions that he had had at least one affair with a senior female police officer. Apparently The chief constable had recently been on a month-long detox and fitness regime and had told friends he was looking forward to spending another two years in his job.

Report in the Guradian which apart from a wonderful type where they refer to David Davis as the "shadowy Home Secretary" adds that ..."Dewi Pritchard-Jones, the coroner for North Wales, said tomorrow's inquest would last longer than the usual opening and adjournment so as to deal with all the rumours surrounding the case, some of which were "absolutely incorrect", he said." Which is an odd thing to say. get the Press attention on him though.


Of course you realise this is all bollocks.

The BBC News BBC 4 "PM" at 5.00 pm GMT made the odd announcement that Michael Todd sent texts to freinds on Monday afternoon which gave rise to concern that suggested danger to his life and that of the recipients . (This wording was slightly revised on the 6 o clock news)

Sounds as though those texts will make very interesting reading.