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Advocacy in the media ecosystem: Today’s PR playbook for the charity sector
The third sector is built on raising awareness, and today’s media landscape has a plethora of platforms offering access to wider audiences. But with these platforms so fragmented, how can Not-For-Profit organisations connect with ...
Plotting press coverage when every story is political
For public affairs professionals, the challenge of comms is no longer just about getting a message through. It’s about managing how that message evolves once it enters the increasingly fragmented media landscape. Here is a closer look ...
Beyond the front page: A playbook for agency PR in a fragmented media world
For agency professionals in public relations, communications, and public affairs, the old PR playbook is officially out, with the traditional, top-down method of disseminating information a thing of the past. Here are pointers for how ...
Health in focus: Run-up to the Budget
As Labour continues to slide in most polls, tensions between Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting and the British Medical Association (BMA) continue to surge. Here is analysis of health in politics in the run up ...
Digging in on Labour’s New Towns
With the Government's endorsement of all twelves site selected for settlements by the New Towns Taskforce, what happens next? The Vuelio Political team outlines what lies ahead in this overview. ...
Party Conferences 2025: Health in focus
The last month brought the annual rendition of party conferences and it wouldn’t be controversial to say that health took a back seat this year, in the wake of wide-spread political discourse on immigration, free speech and the war in ...
Liberal Democrat Conference overview: A pushback against the infiltration of ‘Trumpian’ politics
The Liberal Democrat conference saw Sir Ed Davey lead a fierce attack on the infiltration of 'Trumpian" rhetoric into UK politics - here is an overview from the Vuelio political team. ...
Labour Milestones Review: Home-grown energy and net zero goals
We review Labour's progress on its clean energy mission one year after the party came to power. While early actions have set an ambitious pace, a fracturing political consensus and economic hurdles pose challenges. ...
Labour Milestones Review: Raising living standards
Labour’s bid to raise living standards is under strain as rising costs, fiscal gaps and business concerns test its ability to turn promises into tangible gains ahead of the autumn budget....
Labour Milestones Review: Giving children the best start in life
The Government has committed to increasing school readiness to 75% of all five-year-olds by 2028, rolling out a series of initiatives designed to increase inclusivity in education. Are children reaching a ‘good level of development’ ...
Labour Milestones Review: Clearing hospital waiting lists
Labour has placed fixing the UK's 'broken' NHS at the core of its political messaging - in the latest in our Labour Milestones Review series, we consider how the Government has performed on its promises. ...
Labour Milestones Review: Law and order
Labour launched its 'Steps for Change' in May 2024 - now the party are in power, how have they delivered on the promise to crack down on antisocial behaviour? The Vuelio political team considers the case. ...
Labour Milestones Review: How is the Government doing on housing?
Labour’s return to power in last year’s election came with a strong mandate to deliver meaningful change. Central to Labour’s manifesto was a commitment to build 1.5 million new homes - how are they delivering on these promises so far? ...
Why cyber security is non-negotiable in today’s digital world
In an era defined by digital transformation, the threat of cybercrime looms larger than ever. For businesses of all sizes, understanding and mitigating these risks isn't just good practice – here is insight and advice from Vuelio. ...
Optimism and opportunity? The Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting published the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England. Predicated by the Lord Darzi report published in September, the Plan sets out to offer both an optimistic vision of ...
Building your stakeholder strategy
Not sure how stakeholder management can help you and your organisation? Here is a practical guide to the specific ways Vuelio Stakeholder Relationship Management can provide support, whether your niche is PR and comms, public affairs, ...
The top political monitoring platforms for PR, political, and public affairs professionals
If you’re an organisation with political stakeholders, political monitoring you can rely on is a must. For choosing the right platform for your needs, here are the best political monitoring platforms for those in PR and communications, ...
Key developments from UK policy and politics in 2024
As we step into Christmas and the New Year, the Vuelio Political Team have been thinking and writing about the key developments that pervaded UK policy and politics in 2024. Here is our overview....
How do journalists find audiences in the platform era?
To explore the state of journalism today and how it’s evolving for the future, we invited two panels of industry experts to share their expertise with an audience of PRs and fellow media professionals for the Pulsar x Vuelio event: ...
Media trends: How to get UK press coverage in November
What will go off with a bang in the media in November? Many people will be celebrating Bonfire night with fireworks this evening, and journalists, broadcasters, and influencers have been using the ResponseSource Journalist Enquiry ...
Key Takeaways From Rachel Reeves’ Budget: ‘Fixing the Foundations to Deliver Change’
Nearly four months on from the 2024 General Election and the UK’s first female Chancellor Rachel Reeves finally delivered the Government’s Budget - here is analysis of the key announcements. ...
Rundown of the Conservative leadership candidates
The Conservative leadership candidates have all given their pitch to the party hoping to succeed Rishi Sunak. The last time Conservative members chose their leader, they went for Liz Truss. This time the choice will not be as ...
Learnings and observations from Conservative conference fringes: Social housing, opportunity and life sciences
Considering how embryonic some of the policies that underpin the Tory leadership candidates are, and the unclear ideological trajectory of the Conservative party as a whole, the fringes at this year’s Conservative conference proved ...
Learnings and observations from Labour Conference fringes: The curriculum, preventative health care, and higher education
While the attention of the political media may have been on the movements within the main conference hall during the Labour Party Conference, the Vuelio Political Team was focused primarily on key fringe events. Here is what was ...
New Government: What are Labour’s plans for unemployment?
Was getting unemployed people into employment a key priority for the Conservative Government? Despite policy initiatives, unemployment levels in the UK continued to be high - what are Labour's plans to fight this epidemic? ...
Employment Rights Bill: What’s next?
During the King’s Speech, an Employment Rights Bill was promised by the Labour Government. The Bill aims to deliver on policies set out in the Plan to Make Work Pay. Commitments in the plan include ......
New Government: Outlook for equalities
With the new Labour Government in place, what is the outlook for equalities across the UK? ...
New Government: What’s on the agenda for international development?
With the new Labour Government now in place, what does this mean for international development under Development Minister Annaleise Dodds? ...
New Government: What are the plans for rail?
The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill was the first introduced by the new Labour Government in Parliament - so what are the plans for rail in the UK? ...
One month on from the 2024 UK General Election: What have we learned?
Written by Helen Stott and Michael Kane. It was nearly a month ago that the United Kingdom voted to deliver Labour to their first electoral majority since 2005, leaving the Conservatives with a measly 121 ......
Labour’s King’s Speech: an interventionist streak but more to come
With the King's Speech, Labour may have hoped to represent an emancipatory moment after almost a generation in what seemed to be perennial opposition. However, it was instead borne out of the political, economic, and democratic ...
Are you following the Green Claims Code with your comms?
A growing awareness of the impacts of climate change has meant greater accountability for PRs communicating company ESG credentials. Alongside the potential for bad press if you’re doing it wrong are the dangers of falling ......
Will a Liberal Democrat revival be impeded by perceived ideological ambivalence?
Just over 40 years ago, Liberal Democrats forerunner the SDP-Liberal Alliance returned their best collective election result in 1983 as they finished third – only 2% below the Labour party. While the party might have ......
How the General Election 2024 conversation evolved from the announcement to voting week
But how has the wider online conversation and press coverage evolved since the first week of General Election campaigning to today? What topics captured the interest of political reporters and the voting public, and which media ...
The scandals of General Election 2024: How the D-Day and gambling controversies spread among audiences
With no two scandals quite the same, we explore how the D-Day and betting scandals during the General Election cycle reached audiences on different platforms and grew. ...
Are all bets off for the Conservatives? Analysis of the General Election conversation and coverage
Topics tackled by party leaders during their latest media appearances spanned LGBTQ+ rights, National Service, and the European Court, but one subject in particular has grasped the attention of potential voters. Here is the analysis of ...
What does the reestablishment of Stormont mean for Northern Ireland’s future?
The prolonged period of uncertainty in Northern Irish politics may finally be coming to an end with the restoration of local governance. But what exactly does this mean for the future of politics in Northern Ireland?...
Questions for Labour and Keir Starmer ahead of the 2024 UK General Election
Labour leader Keir Starmer is expected to become the UK’s next Prime Minister - here we look at questions he and the Labour party should be looking to find answers to....
Reform UK releases ‘contract’ manifesto – what was the press and public reaction?
Reform UK have released their 'contract' for the UK General Election - have Farage’s efforts to distinguish his party from its competitors, and get people talking, made an impact?...
Ambition, ‘bad ideas’, and pushes to be ‘bolder’: General Election 2024 manifesto reactions among audiences and the media
To understand how the this week's manifesto releases impacted press coverage and online discussion, here is analysis of the UK General Election 2024 conversation across the press and social media. ...
