Nick Pickles is a Law graduate of the University of Durham.He joined Big Brother Watch as Director in September 2011, with a background in corporate public relations and technology.
Before joining Big Brother Watch he worked with small SMEs and multinational companies in corporate communications, in addition to working in the House of Commons.
A candidate in the 2010 General Election, Nick stood against Yvette Cooper, achieving a 12.5% swing to the Conservatives. He has remained a commentator on a wide variety of issues including digital privacy and web-blocking, CCTV, civil liberties and terrorism legislation.
Nick is also a renowned music photographer, and recently won the prestigious Rock Archive Glastonbury 2011 photography competition for his shot of the Kaiser Chiefs. His work has appeared across the world, in publications including Rolling Stone and the NME and he has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the inaugural International Festival of Music Photography in 2012.