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Dod's Parliamentary Communications
Merit Group plc is a British publishing holding company founded in 2001. Its largest shareholder is the Conservative politician and businessman Lord Ashcroft. It was formerly known as Huveaux plc (from 2001 to 2010) and then as Dods Group plc (2010–2021). Its ordinary shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. Subsidiaries A subsidiary, Dods Parliamentary Communications Ltd, publishes ''The House Magazine'', a fortnightly publication for peers and MPs in Westminster; the annual ''Dod's Parliamentary Companion''; and ''The Parliament Magazine'', aimed at Members of the European Parliament. Publication of ''Dods Parliamentary Companion'' began in 1832. In 2011, the company bought the ''PoliticsHome'' website from Lord Ashcroft for £2m. PoliticsHome had been founded in 2008 as a sister site to ConservativeHome and was then edited by Paul Waugh. In 2012, it bought Biteback Media Ltd, publisher of ''Total Politics ''Total Politics' ...
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Public Limited Company
A public limited company (legally abbreviated to PLC or plc) is a type of public company under United Kingdom company law, some Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth jurisdictions, and Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is a limited liability company whose shares may be freely sold and traded to the public (although a PLC may also be privately held, often by another PLC), with a minimum share capital of £50,000 and usually with the letters PLC after its name. Similar companies in the United States are called Public company, ''publicly traded companies''. A PLC can be either an unlisted or listed company on the stock exchanges. In the United Kingdom, a public limited company usually must include the words "public limited company" or the abbreviation "PLC" or "plc" at the end and as part of the legal company name. Welsh companies may instead choose to end their names with , an abbreviation for '. However, some public limited companies (mostly nationalization, nationalised concer ...
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The Parliament Magazine
''The Parliament Magazine'' is a monthly EU politics, policy and culture magazine. Its website, www.theparliamentmagazine.eu, is a forum for discussion on the latest developments in EU politics and policy, featuring regular contributions from prominent European policymakers, the magazine's editorial team and freelance journalists. History and profile ''The Parliament Magazine'' was founded in 1995. The magazine is owned by Dods, a British company that provides contact and biographical information about the Houses of Parliament and the Civil Service since 1832. It is one of the oldest political publishing houses in the world, and has produced essential publications for over 174 years. They also publish '' Dod's Parliamentary Companion''. ''The Parliament Magazine'' is based in Brussels, Belgium. It is published on a monthly basis as of September 2021, having previously been produced on a fortnightly basis. Contributors and editorial agenda The magazine is based upon contributi ...
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Magazine Publishing Companies Of The United Kingdom
A magazine is a periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content forms. Magazines are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combination of the three. They are categorised by their frequency of publication (i.e., as weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies, etc.), their target audiences (e.g., women's and trade magazines), their subjects of focus (e.g., popular science and religious), and their tones or approach (e.g., works of satire or humor). Appearance on the cover of print magazines has historically been understood to convey a place of honor or distinction to an individual or event. Term origin and definition Origin The etymology of the word "magazine" suggests derivation from the Arabic (), the broken plural of () meaning "depot, storehouse" (originally military storehouse); that comes to English via Middle French and Italian . ...
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Companies Based In The City Of Westminster
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of legal people, whether natural, juridical or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Over time, companies have evolved to have the following features: "separate legal personality, limited liability, transferable shares, investor ownership, and a managerial hierarchy". The company, as an entity, was created by the state which granted the privilege of incorporation. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is to generate sales, revenue, and profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duties according to the publicly declared incorporation p ...
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Holyrood (magazine)
''Holyrood'' is a fortnightly magazine devoted to current affairs and politics. Created following the advent of devolution in the UK in 1999 the magazine provides coverage of the goings on at the Scottish Parliament, as well as interviews with leading political figures. It is a politically independent publication. Holyrood Communications also encompasses Holyrood Events, a provider of public sector events and conferences. The technology sub-brand, Holyrood Connect, provides events and the latest news, opinion and analysis on the technology sector across the UK. History The magazine was originally owned by Parliamentary Communications, then in 2002 was bought out by Holyrood Communications. Dods acquired Holyrood Communications in 2012. Dods were hoping to benefit from the increased political activity that was expected in Scotland in the following two years. In December 2015, the Holyrood Communications staff moved into new premises at Panmure Court on Calton Road in Edinburgh ...
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Total Politics
''Total Politics'' was a British political magazine described as "a lifestyle magazine for the political community". It was first published in June 2008, and was distributed freely to all MPs, MEPs, peers, political journalists, members of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland assemblies, and all senior councillors down to district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ... level as well as being available by subscription and sold on newsstands. The magazine was created by the journalist Iain Dale and the political commentator and author Shane Greer. The two men launched ''Total Politics'' with some financial backing from the then Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, Lord Ashcroft, who in return owned a 25% stake in the parent company Biteback Media. The m ...
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Paul Waugh (journalist)
Paul Waugh (born 1966 or 1967) is a British politician and journalist who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale since 2024. Running under the Labour Co-op banner, he unseated George Galloway, the sole MP from the Workers Party of Britain, who had held the seat since a by-election five months earlier, on 29 February. Early life and education Waugh was born in Wardle, Lancashire and raised on a council estate in Spotland, Rochdale. Educated at Oulder Hill Community School, he later studied philosophy and physiology at the University of Oxford and journalism at the University of Cardiff. Journalism career Waugh has been political editor of '' HuffPost UK'', editor of '' PoliticsHome'' and deputy political editor of ''The Independent'', as well as the London ''Evening Standard''. He also worked for the ''i'' newspaper and presented the '' Week in Westminster'' for the BBC. Political career Waugh had put himself forward to be the Labour candidate for ...
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ConservativeHome
ConservativeHome is a politically conservative news website and events company. It was first established by Tim Montgomerie in 2005 with the aim of arguing for a broad conservative spectrum, which is serious about both social justice and a fair competitive economy. A second aim of the blog is to represent grassroots Conservatives, and is independent of, but supportive of, the Conservative Party. Editors ConservativeHome was first edited by Tim Montgomerie, prior to the 2005 United Kingdom general election campaign. In November 2008, Jonathan Isaby joined as a co-editor. In 2009, Paul Goodman – the former Conservative MP for Wycombe – became the executive editor of ConservativeHome. In February 2013, Montgomerie announced that he would leave the site in April of the same year to become comment editor of ''The Times''. Goodman succeeded him as editor, and Mark Wallace joined the site as executive editor in May 2013. In January 2020 it was announced that Wallace would bec ...
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Members Of The European Parliament
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community) first met in 1952, its members were directly appointed by the governments of member states from among those already sitting in their own national parliaments. Since 1979, however, MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage every five years. Each member state establishes its own method for electing MEPs – and in some states this has changed over time – but the system chosen must be a form of proportional representation. Some member states elect their MEPs to represent a single national constituency; other states apportion seats to sub-national regions for election. There may also be non-voting observers when a new country is seeking membership of the European Union. Election From 1 January 2007, when Romania and Bu ...
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Dod's Parliamentary Companion
''Dods Parliamentary Companion'' (formerly "Dod's Parliamentary Companion") is an annual politics reference book published in the United Kingdom. It provides biographies and contact information on members of the Houses of Parliament and the Civil Service The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil service personnel hired rather than elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership. A civil service offic .... It was first published in 1832 by Charles Dod; and is now published by the firm of Dods. ''Dods'' also publishes on the web as Dods People (formerly "Dods Online"). References External linksDods PeopleDods – publisher's website
1832 non-fiction books
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Publishing
Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribution of Printing, printed works, such as books, comic books, newspapers, and magazine, magazines to the public. With the advent of digital information systems, the scope has expanded to include electronic publishing, digital publishing such as E-book, e-books, Magazines, digital magazines, Electronic publishing, websites, social media, music, and video game publisher, video game publishing. The commercial publishing industry ranges from large multinational conglomerates such as News Corp, Pearson PLC, Pearson, Penguin Random House, and Thomson Reuters to major retail brands and thousands of small independent publishers. It has various divisions such as trade/retail publishing of fiction and non-fiction, educational publishing, and Academi ...
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The House Magazine
''The House'' is a weekly political magazine relating to the British Houses of Parliament History and profile It was founded in 1976 by MPs including Mike Thomas, Richard Faulkner and Patrick Cormack. It is published weekly when Parliament is sitting, and offers interviews with politicians, news, opinion, analysis and coverage from both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. As of March 2022, ''The House'' magazine and sister outlet ''Politics Home'' had a combined monthly readership of up to one million. In June 2023, the magazine announced Francis Elliott, former Political Editor of The Times ''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ..., had been appointed as its new Editor, succeeding Rosa Prince. References External linksOfficial webpage 1976 establis ...
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