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John Charles Griffiths (born 19 April 1934) is a former
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, author and media entrepreneur.
Griffiths worked for
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and the
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while becoming active in the Liberal Party.
[John Griffiths, Esq Authorised Biography]
, Debrett's People of Today Chairman of the National League of Young Liberals.
, Asthma UK He stood unsuccessfully in
Ludlow
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at the
1964 general election, then in
Wanstead and Woodford in
1966
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, and
Bedford
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at the
February
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and
October 1974 general elections. A post at the
Press Association
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in the late 1960s led him to a career in
public relations
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, while he also wrote the first of many books, ''The Survivors'', ''Afghanistan'' and ''Modern Iceland''.
In 1982–1983, Griffiths served as
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,
where he launched a full review of all the party's structures. He continued to write books, including ''The Science of Winning Squash'' and further work on
Afghanistan
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.
In 1986, he founded the
Arts Channel
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and ran the Minerva Vision production company.
[John Dench, ''Rewriting the sexual contract'', p.286] Griffiths continues to write, and is also a Trustee of
Asthma UK
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History
The Asthma Research Council was started in 1927. At that time the annual income was between £1,000 and £4,000 a year. One of the first donations was used to pay for special asthma clinics ...
.
References
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1934 births
Living people
Presidents of the Liberal Party (UK)