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She is a regular contributor on news programmes, having appeared on the Andrew Marr Show, Newsnight, Victoria Derbyshire, Sky News, BBC news, and others. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of effective comms practices and prioritises helping organisations develop the capacity to do good framing and comms work themselves.”
—Satbir Singh
Director, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI)
“Committed to her principles, flexible in her thinking, compassionate in her approach: I've met few people that measure up to Ellie Mae O'Hagan in politics or journalism.”
—Gary Younge
Award-winning journalist and Professor of Sociology
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Ellie Mae O'Hagan
Ellie Mae O'Haganis the Director of CLASS, starting in February 2021.
Her first book will be published in 2021 by 4th Estate.
Ellie lives in North London with her husband.
“Ellie gets it. She is that rare communications professional who is able to combine an innate knowledge of practical politics with rigorous strategic planning.
Ellie inhabits that space between mainstream politics and the grassroots where social movements are formed; a place where things move quickly and creativity is king.
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Joe Clarke FDA, Steve Turner, Barry Gardiner MP, Daniel Kebede NEU, Ellie Mae O'HaganCLASS, Laura Smith. She was a consultant for the Framing the Economy research project, which transformed communications around economics in the UK.
Ellie is an experienced broadcaster and public speaker, having appeared on most major broadcast stations, and at public events across the UK, as well internationally.
In 2022, CLASS published the UK Race Class Narrative, an in-depth examination of the culture wars including empirically-tested messages that neutralise divisive rhetoric.
As an associate of NEON, Ellie has trained dozens of progressive organisations in strategic communications, including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, JCWI, and a number of trade unions.
In 2019, she became an ASO Communications Fellow after being trained by the internationally-renowned communications expert Anat Shenker-Osorio.
Ellie is currently the Director of the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS), overseeing all operational matters and managing a small, dynamic team of communications and research staff.
As a commentator, Ellie has been published in national and international media including The New York Times, The Guardian & The Times.
Prior to CLASS, as a strategic communications consultant, Ellie worked with organisations including the Labour Party, Greenpeace, Tax Justice UK and JCWI, providing advice, training and supporting research to craft effective political messaging.
Ellie was born and raised in North Wales.
Ellie Mae O’Hagan is a Strategic Communications expert with director-level experience, commentator and author. She has been a commentator and political analyst for 10 years, writing regularly for the national and international media.
Ellie has also worked under the mentorship and guidance of Arun Chaudury, one of the most important figures in global progressive politics who served as the official White House videographer for President Obama and Creative Director for the Bernie Sanders campaign in 2016.
She has coached hundreds of spokespeople to deliver their messages more effectively in the media, as well as training press officers to gain better press coverage.
She has been working in communications for nine years. As an organisation we have an oversized comms footprint and Ellie helped us understand what we're doing well, what we need to improve and how we can develop the frames and tactics we need to win without compromising our values.
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There is nobody I would rather have in my foxhole, and nobody I would trust more to message a campaign.”—Arun Chaudury
Official White House videographer for President Obama
“Ellie worked with us during a really challenging time for immigration policy and campaigning.