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Foreign students barred from studying in the UK – What does this mean for Education policy
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to accomplish the 2019 Conservative manifesto in reducing net migration through only enabling international students into the UK if they have secured places at 'top universities'....
Updates from COP27
Daily updates from COP27 with the latest commitments and news as well as policy announcements. All from the Vuelio Political Services team. ...
Autumn Statement 2022 predictions
At the Autumn Statement on Thursday, the Chancellor will set out tax rises and spending cuts totalling £60bn, roughly divided into £35bn of spending cuts and £25bn of tax rises. Here is what you can expect....
Crisis in the NHS workforce: Government and stakeholder responses
What are the underlying causes of the NHS workforce crisis and what are politicians pledging to do in response? Here is an overview of reaction from MPs and stakeholders. ...
What can we expect from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak? Summer’s policy pledges
Rishi Sunak has officially become Prime Minister after being invited to form a Government by King Charles - here you can find the main policy pledges made during the summer. ...
Where is Liz Truss and what will happen now?
At the time of writing Liz Truss has been Prime Minister for just under seven weeks and it has been a rollercoaster seven weeks. She finds herself in a situation where she is fighting for ......
Progression in the cabinet amid a time of change
Amid an uncertain and inconsistent time for the Government with cabinet reshuffles and a change in leader, some progress has been made when it comes to equality. ...
Business leaders, listen up: Stuart Thomson on maintaining reputation in business
Building and maintaining a solid reputation is vital in business - BDB Pitman's Stuart Thomson talks about his new book Reputation in Business: Lessons For Leaders. ...
International Perspectives of the new Prime Minister
In the six weeks running up to the Conservative leadership election, world leaders and international new outlets provided a heightened commentary on the state of UK politics. While optimism towards Liz Truss’s election differs greatly ......
How charities are communicating the cost-of-living crisis
Charities have had to rethink media strategies, budgets, workflow and lobbying as priorities change throughout the cost-of-living crisis in the UK. For our latest webinar ‘Communicating the cost-of-living for charities’, FareShare ...
What does Liz Truss’s victory mean for climate policy?
With Liz Truss victorious in the race for the Conservative leadership and her new cabinet in place, what will this mean for climate policy? ...
What the new Prime Minister means for public affairs
In this guest post, BDB Pitmans head of public affairs Stuart Thomson considers the impact the new Prime Minister could have on the sector and how people can prepare. ...
What can the NHS expect from the next Prime Minister?
As the Conservative Party leadership race draws to a close, what can the NHS expect from the next Prime Minister? Here is a rundown of pledges from leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. ...
An overview of the energy price cap
Energy experts have warned that the price cap could pass £6,000 per household by next April for the first time ever - here is a look at the different elements at play in the UK. ...
Overview of the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022-23
Despite being described by the Chancellor as only being part of the Government’s financial and professional services agenda, the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022-23 covers a wide range of issues....
Conservative Party leadership contest: Housing and the cost of living
As the Conservative leadership race heats up in the UK, here is an overview of candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss on housing and the cost of living....
Campaigning on the cost-of-living crisis: How can charities best communicate with Government and the media?
At a recent talk hosted by Prospect Magazine and Vuelio, panelists discussed what MPs and the media need from charities on the cost of living crisis and how charities of all sizes can build a voice in the saturated space of campaigns....
Inside City Hall – The journalists shining a light on London politics
What does a typical day look like for City Hall journalists, how do they like to work with PRs and how does one get into this line of reporting? ResponseSource community manager Andrew Strutt caught up with MyLondon City Hall editor ...
An introduction to social listening for PR, comms and public affairs teams
If you work in public relations, communications or public affairs and you’re only tracking your brand or client’s reputation and impact across the media, you might be missing a significant part of the conversation. For ......
Overview of the Rwanda deportation policy
On the 14 of April the British Government announced collaboration with Rwanda for a new Migration and Economic Development Partnership to redress the imbalance between illegal and legal migration routes. This collaboration means those ...
Independent regulator for English football
An independent football regulator is to be created for English football after a fan-led review followed a ‘three points of crisis’ protocol - here's an overview of the powers at play. ...
Nuclear power: the future of UK energy?
Nuclear power has been a hot topic in parliament lately, largely as one of the Government’s answers to how they’re responding to the energy crisis. The Conservative Party’s Energy Security Strategy, published in April, is ......
Economic Crime Manifesto is launched
Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP and Kevin Hollinrake MP, Chairs of the APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax and the APPG on Fair Business Banking, launched their ‘Economic Crime Manifesto’ last Thursday. The Manifesto ......
Which housing bills could be in the Queen’s Speech?
What might the Queen's Speech include about housing and the built environment alongside the Building Safety Act...
Ahead of the Queen’s Speech: Financial services and possible legislation
There are a number of financial services regulatory reforms that could feature in a Financial Services Bill in the Queen's Speech 2022. ...
Health and Care Act 2022
The Health and Care Act 2022 impacts everything from healthcare planning and care costs to HFSS advertising to tackle obesity. ...
Government shares what’s next for the broadcasting sector
The Government has published the long-awaited broadcasting white paper: ‘Up next – the Government’s vision for the broadcasting sector’, addressing several of the announcements from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in the last ......
Earth Day 2022 – did COP26 comms make a change?
This year’s Earth Day has a lot to live up to. Coming after the highly-anticipated and high-pressure COP26, today brings opportunity for those who made big promises in October 2021 to hold themselves to account. ......
Opportunity for all? Reaction to the latest Department for Education’s policy paper
Yesterday the Department for Education released the policy paper ‘Opportunity for all: strong schools with great teachers for your child’, the first Schools White Paper since 2016. The Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi tied the paper ......
Conversion Therapy: what is it and what would a ban look like?
The Scottish Parliament recently debated whether to ban conversion therapy for people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (+) but what is conversion therapy and what would a legislative ban look like? Conversion Therapy ......
2022 Spring Statement: Twitter reaction
While Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement for 2022 wasn’t expected to include any shocking announcements, media commentary and reaction across social media shows surprise regarding the ‘mini Budget’s’ focus, and which topics were ...
Cost of living crisis dominates the Spring Statement
The Chancellor approached yesterday’s Spring Statement with inflation reaching 6.2% in April and what the Office for Budget Responsibility calls the biggest hit to household finances since comparable records began in 1956-57. Against ...
Looking behind the abolishment of the BBC license fee
The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nadine Dorries' announcement of the end of the BBC license fee shocked stakeholders and parliamentarians - we look at what could have led to the decision. ...
The state of Unionist Politics in Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon has announced her intention to hold a second independence referendum once more - what does the current debate around Scottish Independence mean for the Unionist political parties in Scotland?...
Energy prices, fuel poverty and options ‘under discussion’
The GB-wide price cap on energy prices was raised in October - here is a look at the options currently 'under discussion' in Government to tackle the resulting issues. ...
What’s Coming Up In 2022 For Health and Care Policy
2021 was a busy year for health and care policy in the UK - here is our overview of that's coming up in the sector for 2022. ...
Wadds Inc. publishes Almanac to provide guidance on the big issues for PR in 2022
To ready the public relations industry for the big issues ahead in 2022, Stephen Waddington has published the Wadds Inc. Almanac: Challenges and opportunities for public relations 2022...
What were the biggest challenges and triumphs for comms in 2021?
And we thought 2020 in comms, marketing and PR was difficult – 2021 brought yet more challenges, forcing everyone to adapt to the constantly changing environment we found ourselves in. In this part of our ......
10 PR and Communications Trends For 2022
2022 has certainly been… a year. At the start, hopes were high for an easing of the setbacks caused by the pandemic and that the lessons we’d all learned would help us evolve our purpose ......
Is the Government’s latest white paper on adult social care reform enough to help the sector?
The Government published its White Paper Putting the Heart into Care last week- will the announced proposals do enough to aid the adult social care sector? ...
