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Henry C.H. Hill B.A. (Hons)21 Egerton Road
BerkhamstedHerts. HP4 1DT
Mobile: 07528 604347E-mail: henrychhill@btinternet.com
Personal:
Am friendly, polite, confident and articulate. Gained extensive experience of coordinating teams during thecourse of years of political and debating activity, sitting on the committees of several university societies andconducting two election campaigns. Possess good public speaking skills and can also produce high-qualitywritten work, as demonstrated by contributions to The Mancunion as well as websites such as Slugger OToole , ConservativeHomeUSA , Open Unionism , The Commentator and The Student Journals , where I was the firstregular Contributor taken on. My own blog, Dilettante , has attracted attention from the mainstream media,won recognition from the political blogging community and solicited written responses from senior politicalfigures.
Education and Qualifications:
Sept. 2011 Present: News Associates , NCTJ Qualification
Sept. 2008 June 2011: University of Manchester , Undergraduate in History
Graduation, July 2011: Upper Second (67.25 Average)
Sept. 2001 - June 2008: Chesham Grammar School White Hill, Chesham, Bucks. HP5 1BA
A2 levels, June 2008: English Literature (A); Politics (A); History (B)
AS levels, June 2007: Religious Studies (B)
GCSEs June 2006: Mathematics (grade: B); History (A*); Economics (B);English Language (A); English Literature (B);Double Science (B, B); R.S. (half GCSE, grade A);
I.T. (half GCSE, grade A)
Work Experience:
Sept. 2011 Present: Open Unionism Editor - Took over as editor of this well-regarded and popular website, soliciting
and editing content from a wide range of opinion-formers and politicalwriters.
August 2011 Present: The Bullseye Editorial Board Member and Contributor- Contribute to and oversee the house magazine of the European Democrat
Students, a pan-European organization with over 1,600,000 members, as amember of the editorial board of BullsEye .
- First ever contribution was run as the front-page lead of that edition.
Oct. 2010 Present: BBC Radio Political Panelist - Represent the Conservative Party on Radio 5 Lives Up All Night Young
Parliament panel, and have also appeared on BBC Radio Manchester andother 5 Live programming.
Apr. 2010 Apr. 2011: Manchester Debating Union , Publicity Director
http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2011/02/the-soft-bigotry-of-lowered-expectations/http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2011/02/the-soft-bigotry-of-lowered-expectations/http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2011/02/the-soft-bigotry-of-lowered-expectations/http://sluggerotoole.com/2011/02/01/pan-union-politics-a-policy-without-a-party-for-a-party-without-a-purpose/http://sluggerotoole.com/2011/02/01/pan-union-politics-a-policy-without-a-party-for-a-party-without-a-purpose/http://sluggerotoole.com/2011/02/01/pan-union-politics-a-policy-without-a-party-for-a-party-without-a-purpose/http://conhomeusa.typepad.com/platform/2011/05/a-safety-net-or-a-padded-cell-a-british-take-on-universal-healthcare-and-freedom.htmlhttp://conhomeusa.typepad.com/platform/2011/05/a-safety-net-or-a-padded-cell-a-british-take-on-universal-healthcare-and-freedom.htmlhttp://www.openunionism.com/2010/05/13/unionists-come-home/http://www.openunionism.com/2010/05/13/unionists-come-home/http://www.thecommentator.com/article/515/tory_conference_the_first_flickers_of_the_unionist_fightback_http://www.thecommentator.com/article/515/tory_conference_the_first_flickers_of_the_unionist_fightback_http://www.thestudentjournals.co.uk/writers/317-henry-hillhttp://www.thestudentjournals.co.uk/writers/317-henry-hillhttp://www.thestudentjournals.co.uk/writers/317-henry-hillhttp://dilettante11.blogspot.com/http://dilettante11.blogspot.com/http://dilettante11.blogspot.com/http://www.edsnet.org/publications/cat_view/36-publications/2-bullseyehttp://www.edsnet.org/publications/cat_view/36-publications/2-bullseyehttp://www.edsnet.org/publications/cat_view/36-publications/2-bullseyehttp://www.edsnet.org/publications/cat_view/36-publications/2-bullseyehttp://dilettante11.blogspot.com/http://www.thestudentjournals.co.uk/writers/317-henry-hillhttp://www.thecommentator.com/article/515/tory_conference_the_first_flickers_of_the_unionist_fightback_http://www.openunionism.com/2010/05/13/unionists-come-home/http://conhomeusa.typepad.com/platform/2011/05/a-safety-net-or-a-padded-cell-a-british-take-on-universal-healthcare-and-freedom.htmlhttp://sluggerotoole.com/2011/02/01/pan-union-politics-a-policy-without-a-party-for-a-party-without-a-purpose/http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2011/02/the-soft-bigotry-of-lowered-expectations/8/3/2019 Henry's CV for Blog
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- Sat on the five-person Executive of one of the largest student debatingsocieties in the country - the largest debates had audiences several hundredstrong.
- Was responsible for designing, innovating and coordinating the publicity fora year-long schedule of public debates and training sessions as well as theannual Manchester Inter-Varsity competition.
June 2007: YouGov Plc. Peter Kellner, 50 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8RT- Year 12 Work Experience, where I learned the business of polling in addition
to office work.- Invited to work for a month, two weeks longer than the mandatory
requirement.
Other awards and skills:
Oct/Sept 2010/11: Total Politics Blog Awards: - 2010: Top 100 Conservative Blogger (41 st ) after a few months writing.- 2011: Top 20 Right Wing Blog (18 th ); Top 20 Right Wing Blogger (16 th ); Top
10 Conservative Blog (7 th ); Top 10 Conservative Blogger (8 th ); Top 100 UKPolitical Blog (55 th ); Top 100 UK Political Blogger (48 th ).
- This makes me the top Right Wing student blogger in the UK.
Sept. 2011: Young Writer on Liberty Award: - Won this prestigious writing competition organized by the Adam Smith
Institute, winning three books, two weeks work experience and 500.- The Ayn Rand Foundation sent me an extra prize in recognition of my work.
April 2011: Insight into Broadcasting & Journalism:- Well thought-out questioning, writing speed and style drew praise from the
experienced journalists taking the course. - Was one of two participants in print journalism (out of forty) to be invited
to read my work to the group at days end.
Sept 2010 Aug 2011: Students Union Council: - Elected to serve on the strength of my own campaigning without the
support of any of the major factions or blocs.
Sept 2008 Present: Debating:- Represented the MDU at several inter-university competitions, always
finishing in the top half of the rankings.- Performed at many public debates, and considered one of the best public
speakers in the MDU.
December 2008: Politics Prize:- Awarded the school prize for Politics for the 2006-08 academic period.
July 2007 Aug 2007: World Challenge:- The application involved a spoken presentation, various team-building
exercises and fitness tests.- The trip itself entailed spending three weeks in Malawi with a team of
classmates, a challenging mountain climb and a week spent helping torenovate a school.
References: Available on request.
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