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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, ...
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. ...
From Mordaunt vs Rayner clash to Farage winning popularity poll: Impact of the second TV debate
By Phoebe-Jane Boyd, Dahye Lee, and Ingrid Marin. Representatives from seven parties took to the stage for Friday 7 June’s BBC Election Debate 2024. Following on from ITV’s broadcast of Sunak vs Starmer’s debate the ......
UK General Election 2024: What was the state of the public conversation leading into the first debate?
The General Election conversation is already dominating UK public life, but which topics are taking up column inches in the press and engaging the interest, and ire, of the public? Check out our analysis of coverage and conversation. ...
Politics and the press: What the media needs from PRs in the run up to a General Election
With a UK General Election just announced, political journalists are readying for a busy time ahead. But what do reporters in this field want from PRs and comms professionals?...
Northern Rock: The 2024 local elections
While the 2024 Local Elections may have revealed much in terms of progress towards this mission, it also illustrated the gaps and challenges that still face such political change, some of which may be similar in character to those ...
Point of Order: Will the Rwanda Bill ruin Conservative General Election hopes?
With huge costs, mounting opposition and doubts over effectiveness, the Government’s Rwanda Bill is arguably the key underlying force behind the current lack of unity within the Conservative Party - will it impact the upcoming General ...
Celebrating powerful women in trade associations 2024
Vuelio was proud to be a sponsor of last week’s Women in Trade Associations Powerlist reception, celebrating the accomplishments of women making a difference throughout the sector....
Are you prepared? It’s time to redefine your crisis communications strategy
It’s impossible to plan for every future crisis, but having a comms plan in place is a must-have for every organisation in the current climate. We teamed up with Wadds Inc. founder and managing partner Stephen Waddington for the ...
Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget for ‘long-term growth’
The Vuelio political team examine Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget and what it means for the future of the Conservative Party in the UK and how it could impact the next General Election. ...
Spring Budget Briefing: Will Hunt’s ‘boring budget’ make an impact?
Vuelio teamed up with the Trade Association Forum (TAF) for a Spring Budget Briefing at Space14 the day after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s announcement to discuss its impact on businesses and also the next General Election....
Spring Budget 2024: Press and public reaction
Using data from our sister social listening platform Pulsar from Wednesday 6 March 12:30pm to 4pm following the Budget reveal, here is an overview of press coverage and online conversation around Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget ...
Spring Budget Briefing 2024
Vuelio is teaming up with the Trade Association Federation (TAF) for a Spring Budget Briefing on Thursday 7 March 2024 to help you prepare for the changes and challenges ahead following Jeremy Hunts's Budget. ...
Connected Places Catapult launches report ‘The Art of the Possible in Public Procurement’
Connected Places Catapult has launched its report The Art of the Possible in Public Procurement, developed by the Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (IPEC). Here is an overview of the key points included. ...
Sunak and Starmer reaction to MRP polling
With a UK General Election at most 12 months away, and potentially as soon as May, MRP (multi-level regression and post-stratification) polling from YouGov released by The Telegraph is an important indicator of which party will come ...
UK politics: 2023 end-of-year review
With seven by-elections, numerous Cabinet reshuffles, Nigel Farage in the jungle, the return of David Cameron and Government disapproval ratings flatlining at around 60%, the Vuelio Political team have assessed the various political ...
19 PR and communications trends you need to be ready for in 2024
Here are predictions from comms professionals for what you should expect in the year ahead. Get ready for collaboration, creativity, and keep in mind that the UK election season won’t be all bad…...
COP28 so far: World changing or greenwashing?
COP28 has been controversial from the outset, but will the event ultimately be a changemaker, or a force for greenwashing? We look at what's happened so far....
