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Economic Crime Manifesto is launched
May 18, 2022
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 ......
What might the Queen's Speech include about housing and the built environment alongside the Building Safety Act...
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
May 4, 2022
The Health and Care Act 2022 impacts everything from healthcare planning and care costs to HFSS advertising to tackle obesity. ...
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?
April 22, 2022
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. ......
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 ......
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 ......
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
March 24, 2022
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
February 1, 2022
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
January 31, 2022
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’
January 13, 2022
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
January 11, 2022
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. ...
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?
December 15, 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
December 14, 2021
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?
December 6, 2021
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? ...
Labour leader Keir Starmer's Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle will have consequences for the UK political environment - here's an overview of the big changes. ...
Reflections on COP26 from the House of Lords
November 30, 2021
Here's is an overview of topics covered on The House of Lords podcast episode What comes after COP26 featuring Baroness Bennett and Baroness Parminter. ...
Exploring the possibility of a Central Bank Digital Currency and recent statements from the Bank of England
November 26, 2021
We look at current research and exploration into the opportunities and implications of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the UK. ...
An ode to trade associations
November 19, 2021
Trade Association Forum's Emily Wallace explains the importance of trade associations and their value to the business community....
ARCO – putting care in ‘housing-with-care’
November 18, 2021
We summarise how ARCO’S new report 'Putting the care in Housing-with-care’ recentres the role Integrated Retirement Communities can play in the social care sector. ...
COP26: What comms and PR teams should know
November 1, 2021
‘We have fires, floods and droughts in all corners of the Earth currently. Many, many people are suffering in the Global South already with famine and untold hardship – our world is only heading one ......
Green Party peer and former leader Baroness Natalie Bennett calls on the Government to accept an amendment to the Environment Bill...
Conservative Party Conference 2021: Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid on ‘renewal and reform’
October 6, 2021
Delivering his first major speech as Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid set out his vision for reform and renewal. His immediate priorities are to get the country of the pandemic and to tackle ......
Labour Party Conference 2021: Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves on the ‘everyday economy’
September 28, 2021
Speaking at her first Labour conference as Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves focused on what she called the ‘everyday economy’....
Looking ahead to COP26
September 24, 2021
This is a guest post from Sir Vince Cable, former leader of the Liberal Democrats and a former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. COP26 is a vast intergovernmental conference under United Nations ......
Vuelio joins AMEC
August 18, 2021
Vuelio have joined The International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) as a Full Member. ...
Are All-Party Parliamentary Groups something to worry about?
August 17, 2021
Park Street Partners founder and PRCA Public Affairs Board member Gavin Devine explains the role and function of All-Party Parliamentary Groups....
Do your customers care about your political affiliations?
August 11, 2021
While your product in the hand of the right person can do great things for your brand, the grasp of someone you’d rather not be affiliated with can do great harm. In a time where ......
Can the inflation spike still be justified as temporary?
August 4, 2021
As we emerge into a post-pandemic era, the inflation debate has been heating up. The key question is: will the price increases be isolated and short lived, or are they a cause for concern? It ......
This guest post by Baronness Bennett considers the new Schedule 17 of the Environment Bill and the impact of deforestation. ...
We look at reaction to the appointment of Sajid Javid as Health Secretary following the resignation of Matt Hancock and what this means for the Department of Health and Social Care...
We take a look at the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the justice system and the creation of an unprecedented backlog of court cases in the UK. ...
Overview of the G7
June 21, 2021
The G7 communique, published at the end of the summit last Sunday, sets out six areas of global action: 1) End the pandemic and prepare for the future, 2) Reinvigorate our economies, 3) Secure our ......
The Education Recovery Commissioner Sir Kevan Collins’ letter of resignation followed the Government’s announcement that it was offering a further £1.5bn in education catch up support for young people, around 10% of what he had ......
Global tax reform
June 17, 2021
The G7 has agreed to back a historic two pillar international agreement on global tax reform that will mean the largest multinational tech giants will pay their fair share of tax in the countries in ......
Cabinet reshuffle speculation
June 16, 2021
This is a post from Daniel Loman and Jennifer Prescott. Despite Number 10 saying there is no reshuffle planned speculation continues to mount as to what changes the Prime Minister may decide to make to ......
The PRCA is calling for reviews and reform from Parliamentary authorities following its research into the granting of over 200 Parliamentary passes to representatives of organisations likely to be engaged in lobbying. The analysis of ......
