Centre for Opposition Studies

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The Centre for Opposition Studies at the 黑料吃瓜网 is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Chairman, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon. Jan Royall was Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords from 2010 to 2015, after serving in Gordon Brown鈥檚 Cabinet as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council from 2008-2010. She is currently Principal of Somerville College, Oxford University, where she took up her appointment in September 2017.

An independent cross-party think tank dedicated to the study of political opposition in the UK and overseas.

The Vice-Chancellor of the 黑料吃瓜网, Professor George E Holmes DL, said:

鈥榃e are very pleased Baroness Royall will be joining the academic community at the 黑料吃瓜网. The Centre for Opposition Studies is a unique venture in the study of politics, and to have someone of Baroness Royall鈥檚 experience and standing as its Chairman is a great tribute which will help it to go from strength to strength. I look forward to welcoming her to the University in due course鈥�.

Commenting on her appointment, Baroness Royall said:

鈥業 am honoured to have been appointed as the new Chairman of the Centre for Opposition Studies at the University of Bolton. I have taken a keen interest in its work for many years, and am very much looking forward to playing an increased role in supporting Mohammed and Nigel in the Centre鈥檚 innovative research. Opposition is such an important part of the political process which we too often take for granted, and it is vital that it receives proper attention.鈥�

Our People

Honorary Presidents
Board of Directors
International Advisory Council
Lecturers

Honorary Presidents

The Rt. Hon. Lord Kinnock

Neil Kinnock was Leader of the Opposition and of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992. He was elected to the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party in 1978, and joined the Shadow Cabinet a year later as Education Spokesman.

Following the Party's defeat in 1983, he was elected to succeed Michael Foot as Leader, a position he held for nine years, leading the Party at two General Elections and bringing it close to victory in 1992.

After standing down from the Leadership in 1992, he served as one of Britain's European Commissioners between 1995 and 2004, becoming Vice-President of the Commission. He was Chairman of the British Council from 2004 to 2009, and joined the House of Lords in 2005 as Lord Kinnock of Bedwellty. He was appointed as an Honorary President in October 2008.

Board of Directors

Professor Mohammed Abdel Haq

Dr Mohammed Abdel-Haq is co-founder of the Centre for Opposition Studies and a Professor in Banking and a Director of the Centre for Islamic Finance at the 黑料吃瓜网.

As well as his academic knowledge, Mohammed has a wealth of practical experience. In a long career in banking in major financial institutions such as Citi, Deutsche Bank and HSBC. Also he is the founding member of Oakstone Merchant Bank.

Mohammed is active in public life and holds a number of positions, amongst them from 2011-2014 he was an elected member of the Council of the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House) and a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Social Justice. In 2011 Mohammed was appointed Chairman of the UK Ministerial Advisory Group on Extremism in Universities and FE Colleges. He is the author of a book on Islamic finance and wrote several articles on various issues related to public life. He is also a regular speaker at conferences.

Mohammed stood as a prospective parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party in 2005 general election for Swansea West. He previously Chaired the Advisory Board for the Conservative Middle East Council from 2011-2015. In March 2013 the UK Government launched the first Islamic Finance Task Force. Mohammed was one of a small group of non-ministerial industry experts within the Islamic Finance Task Force.

Sir Lynton Crosby, AO

Sir Lynton Crosby is a renowned campaign strategist and Chief Executive Officer of the C|T Group - which delivers powerful, targeted solutions built on the foundation of research and insights into the highest levels of business, capital markets, government, bureaucracy and the media.

Sir Lynton鈥檚 intuitive sense of delivering results has been finely honed through years of providing high-level advice to prime ministers, premiers, opposition leaders and leaders of business.

In 1998 and 2001, Sir Lynton successfully led the campaign for Australian Prime Minister John Howard. In the 2008 London Mayoral elections, Sir Lynton masterminded the campaign that saw Boris Johnson beat the Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone against the odds. In 2012 he repeated this success for Boris Johnson, bucking the Conservative Party鈥檚 national trend and securing him a further term.

In the 2015 UK General Election, Sir Lynton steered the Conservative Party to a historic victory. He took the party from a 12 point deficit, to a near 7 point lead 鈥� returning, for the first time since 1955, a Conservative Government with an increased share of the vote.

This earned him a Campaign Excellence Award from the American Association of Political Consultants, which recognised him as Campaign Manager of the Year for the 2015 cycle.

Drawing on skills and experience acquired over a lifetime of political campaigning, Sir Lynton has also advised some of the world鈥檚 most well-known businesses, ensuring they are armed with the right research, message and strategy with which to achieve their goals.

International Advisory Council

Dr Jane Green

Advisory Council

Professor Tim Bale MA, PhD

Advisory Council

Dr Peter Catterall

Advisory Council

Dr Amer Al Sabaileh

Advisory Council

Peter Watt

Advisory Council

Nazenin Ansari

Advisory Council

Professor Ken Young FRHistS, AcSS

Advisory Council

Professor Lord Norton of Louth FRSA, AcSS

Advisory Council

Lecturers

Peter Samengo Turner

Peter Samengo Turner is a Chartered Accountant with over thirty years鈥� experience of working as a finance professional in a variety of industries both in the UK and abroad.

He currently runs his own consultancy providing business affairs supporting companies and mentoring their directors. These companies operate in sectors such as financial services, micro logistics and media.

Peter also serves on the finance committees of three charities 鈥� BAFTA, Comic Relief and CAFOD.

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