Phil Kelly (UK journalist)
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Phil Kelly is an English
journalist.
Born in Wigan
and educated at St Mary's College Crosby and Leeds University, Kelly worked on Time Out and the Leveller in the 1970s and joined Tribune
in the mid-1980s, working as a reporter and then news editor before becoming editor (1987–1991).
Kelly subsequently worked as an aide to the Labour
MP, Michael Meacher
. He was a Labour Islington
councillor in 1984-86 and 1990–98, latterly as the council's deputy leader. He was re-elected to the Council in 2006.
He is now a Partner at public affairs consultants Butler Kelly Ltd.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
journalist.
Born in Wigan
Wigan
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...
and educated at St Mary's College Crosby and Leeds University, Kelly worked on Time Out and the Leveller in the 1970s and joined Tribune
Tribune (magazine)
Tribune is a democratic socialist weekly, founded in 1937 published in London. It is independent but supports the Labour Party from the left...
in the mid-1980s, working as a reporter and then news editor before becoming editor (1987–1991).
Kelly subsequently worked as an aide to the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP, Michael Meacher
Michael Meacher
Michael Hugh Meacher is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton since 1997. Previously he had been the MP for Oldham West, first elected in 1970. On 22 February 2007 he declared that he would be standing for the Labour Leadership, challenging...
. He was a Labour Islington
Islington
Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...
councillor in 1984-86 and 1990–98, latterly as the council's deputy leader. He was re-elected to the Council in 2006.
He is now a Partner at public affairs consultants Butler Kelly Ltd.