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roger liddle baron liddle wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 family 2 early career 3 government 4 after government 5 peerage 6 political participation 7 publications 8 references 9 external links toggle the table of contents roger liddle baron liddle 3 languages deutsch français اردو edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia british political adviser and consultant born 1947 the right honourable the lord liddle born roger john liddle 1947 06 14 14 june 1947 age 79 carlisle cumberland england education carlisle grammar school alma mater the queen s college oxford political party labour 1964 81 since 1995 sdp 1981 88 liberal democrats 1988 95 spouse caroline thomson m 1983 member of the house of lords lord temporal life peerage 19 june 2010 roger john liddle baron liddle born 14 june 1947 is a british political adviser and consultant who is principally known for being special adviser on european matters to the former prime minister tony blair and president of the european commission josé manuel barroso he also worked together with peter mandelson on books outlining the political philosophy of the labour party under blair s leadership he is the chair of progressive britain the successor organisation to the international think tank policy network and progress and was pro chancellor of lancaster university until 2020 1 in december 2021 liddle was awarded an honorary doctorate by lancaster university 2 family edit liddle was the son of john thwaites liddle and elizabeth née temple born on 14 june 1947 in carlisle he attended carlisle grammar school 3 and gained the wyndham scholarship at the queen s college oxford where he gained degrees in modern history and management studies in 1983 he married the hon caroline thomson daughter of lord thomson of monifieth former labour member of parliament for dundee east cabinet minister and european commissioner she was chief operating officer of the bbc until she was made redundant in 2011 amidst controversy over the selection of a new bbc director general early career edit after completing his university studies liddle worked in research for the oxford school of social and administrative studies and as an industrial relations officer for the electricity council a member of the labour party since he was a teenager 4 in 1976 he moved into politics by becoming special adviser to william rodgers secretary of state for transport 3 during the government of james callaghan in 1981 he and rodgers left labour to become founder members of the social democratic party sdp serving on the party s national committee until 1986 5 following the demise of the sdp in 1988 liddle followed the majority of its members into the liberal democrats remaining a party member and lambeth councillor until his announcement in 1995 that he had decided to defect back to labour largely because he believed that the party s leadership under tony blair offered the last best hope for constructive engagement in europe and realistic acceptance of britain s only future destiny 4 away from politics liddle became director of the public policy centre in 1982 3 undertaking work on the regulation of privatised industries exchange rate policy regional policy science and industrial policy employee participation and wage determination and choice in public services he then moved into the private sector for 10 years taking the position of managing director of prima europe ltd a strategy consultancy company which advised on the impact of political and regulatory developments at european and national levels 3 government edit in 1997 liddle moved back into front line politics to become special adviser on european matters to tony blair now the new prime minister 3 during a seven year spell in this role he developed a new uk policy of positive engagement in the european union focusing on economic reform innovation and enterprise promotion modernisation of welfare states and labour market reform as well as institutional issues the constitutional treaty and european defence he was also responsible for liaison with business and trade unions on european issues advancing from number 10 he became a member of the cabinet of the european union trade commissioner where he advised on eu policy and their impact on the uk in 2006 he moved on to become principal adviser to the president of the european commission leading a team of economists and experts in the bureau of european policy advisers advising on the economic and social challenges facing europe he is also former chair of the uk government s new industry new jobs universities and skills advisory panel which reported directly to peter mandelson who was then secretary of state for business innovation and skills after government edit liddle is currently chairman of policy network an international think tank bringing together academics policymakers and politicians across the progressive centre left responsible for major projects on the future of the european social model public service reform immigration and integration flexicurity and globalisation and social justice 6 he is a visiting fellow of the european institute at the london school of economics 7 liddle became a member of the labour party associated progress strategy board in 2017 8 peerage edit liddle at central hall westminster in 2015 it was announced that liddle would be awarded a peerage in the 2010 dissolution honours list he was created a life peer on 19 june 2010 as baron liddle of carlisle in the county of cumbria 9 and was introduced in the house of lords on 21 june 2010 supported by peter mandelson and lord rodgers of quarry bank 10 political participation edit liddle has also played a direct role in elected politics firstly as a labour councillor for headington ward on oxford city council 1971 76 11 3 and then by representing princes ward on lambeth london borough council originally for the sdp 1982 86 and then for the liberal democrats 1994 95 12 in 2013 he was elected to cumbria county council for the wigton division remaining in situ until his retirement in 2023 he also unsuccessfully contested two parliamentary elections for the sdp vauxhall at the 1983 general election and fulham at a by election in 1986 and one for the liberal democrats north hertfordshire at the 1992 general election 5 publications edit liddle has written four books all focusing firmly on european issues most recently global europe social europe with anthony giddens and patrick diamond together with peter mandelson he wrote the blair revolution can new labour deliver in 1996 5 his thoughts on the future of europe made during his time in the commission were published in a fabian ideas pamphlet in 2005 challenging the politics of evasion the only way to renew european social democracy policy network december 2009 after the crisis a new socio economic settlement for the eu policy network november 2009 beyond new labour the future of social democracy in britain politicos 2009 building a low carbon future the politics of climate change policy network june 2007 social pessimism the new social reality of europe policy network october 2008 progressive governance 2008 the path to a global progressive consensus april 2008 creating a culture of fairness a progressive response to income inequality in britain january 2008 a new social europe september 2007 the social reality of europe march 2007 global europe social europe october 2006 economic reform in europe priorities for the next five years november 2004 references edit pro chancellor and chair of council lancaster university archived from the original on 19 august 2014 retrieved 15 august 2014 honorary degree for roger liddle lancaster university retrieved 26 march 2025 1 2 3 4 5 6 re working his magic whitehaven news 23 november 2007 retrieved 27 march 2010 cite news cs1 maint deprecated archival service link 1 2 liddle roger 17 july 1995 a new deal in hand the guardian p 13 1 2 3 roger liddle centre stage once more bbc news online 26 october 2001 retrieved 27 march 2010 policy network new ideas for progressive politics www policy network net retrieved 16 january 2020 london school of economics and political science european institute london school of economics and political science retrieved 16 january 2020 the progress strategy board progress archived from the original on 24 february 2018 retrieved 2 march 2018 no 59468 the london gazette 24 june 2010 p 11913 lords hansard text for 21 jun 201021 jun 2010 pt 0001 publications parliament uk retrieved 16 january 2020 thrasher michael rallings colin oxford city council election results 1973 2012 pdf elections centre p 1 retrieved 1 march 2026 thrasher michael rallings colin london borough of lambeth election results 1964 2010 pdf elections centre pp 6 10 retrieved 1 march 2026 external links edit media related to roger liddle at wikimedia commons policy network archived 14 september 2017 at the wayback machine orders of precedence in the united kingdom preceded by the lord willis of knaresborough gentlemen baron liddle followed by the lord deben authority control databases international isni viaf gnd worldcat national united states france bnf data czech republic netherlands latvia poland israel people uk parliament other 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