Danny Rogers: Maude's comms plan may be too austere

By Danny Rogers, 24 May 2012

This week, further details emerged of the Government's new approach to its comms campaigns after the demise of the COI in March.

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Ian Monk, founder of Ian Monk Associates

Lessons from The GREAT Campaign

By Luke Blair, 25 May 2012

I wrote in one of these columns three years ago that watching different parts of the public sector trying to talk to each other was rather initially amusing, but ultimately rather depressing.

Ian Monk: Mandelson shines a light on spin

By Ian Monk, 24 May 2012

Lord Leveson's inquiry into media ethics provides more dark insights into the interface between spin and journalism.

John Woodcock: Coalition needs to address basics

By John Woodcock, 24 May 2012

When uncertainty over the economy overwhelmingly dominates the political debate, the steady slide in the Government's reputation for economic competence will cause David Cameron and George Osborne profound alarm.

John Shewell: Focus Beyond Reputation

By John Shewell, 18 May 2012

Local public services are changing fundamentally in a way which could transform their delivery to citizens.

Danny Rogers: An intriguing future awaits Bell Pottinger

By Danny Rogers, 17 May 2012

With Lord Bell's buyout of Bell Pottinger from Chime now looking likely to take place next month, we are looking at the imminent break-up of Britain's biggest PR agency.

Anthony Hilton: Tesco loses out in likeability stakes

By Anthony Hilton, 17 May 2012

Perhaps companies do reap what they sow.

George Eustice: We must prepare for euro break-up

By George Eustice, 17 May 2012

It is easy to deliver effective comms around issues over which you have control. But the big challenge facing governments is how to manage comms around events that are unpredictable and beyond their control.

Post-poll lessons to be learnt for public sector PRs

By Peter Holt, 11 May 2012

This month's local poll results aren't just of interest to us in terms of who's now in charge, or how we'll help promote their manifesto policies now they're directly feeding our official organisational priorities. It's also worth setting aside the ...