24 May 2012
| by Jonny Popper, London Communications Agency
Boris Johnson will need more than personality to make his second term in office a success, says....
Policing and transport will remain ever-present priorities for Londoners, but for Johnson to be seen as a ...
in the capital, together with a 1.6bn budget transferred over as part of the change.
Johnson has taken a ...
,000 affordable homes in 2011-12 - the most in a financial year since the mid-1990s.
It will be a ready target ...
24 May 2012
| by Adam Hill
Barnardo's public affairs team scored a major hit in changing the Government's approach to adoption...Adopting a child is not a decision to be taken lightly and so there are all sorts of time ...
cheering in Barnardo's Barkingside HQ at this announcement, then there was the satisfying sense of a job well done.
In his speech, Cameron noted a marked disparity between the time it takes for black ...
24 May 2012
| by Ben Stafford, Cicero Consulting
What a difference a May makes. If UK politics wasn't already in flux, earlier this month ballot ...
in flux as in a perpetual spin-cycle.
Recent news from the financial services sector and 'results ...
be the difference between a shot across the bow or a direct hit on an organisation's reputation and share price ...
24 May 2012
| by Andrew Escott, Cohn & Wolfe
of bus lanes in London by a minicab firm despite not using a bike, buses, or even the minicab firm in question.
As a professional cynic I had just been sucked into the Something Must Be Done (SMBD) lobby ...
of this century there was a renewed commitment at the top of Government to implement 'true' evidence-based policy ...
24 May 2012
| by Kevin Bell, Maitland Political
Industry chiefs have always had to keep a sharp eye on the worlds of Westminster and Whitehall as part of running a successful company. But the wider political debate and its decision-making processes ...
issued by a political establishment grappling with the consequences of the economic downturn and voter ...
24 May 2012
| by Lionel Zetter & Charlie O'Rourke, AIMediaComms
With the Government pledging to introduce a statutory register of lobbyists, there is much ...
, with the aim of shaping legislation or the regulatory environment.
Coming up with a definition of a lobbyist is even more straightforward. If you lobby, then you are a lobbyist. If you are paid to do so, you are a ...
24 May 2012
| by Richard Patient, Indigo Public Affairs
for their clients on a regular basis, every week of the year?
Sure, many agencies will tell you they get results, but aren't they just successful milestones? They've spoken to a minister, perhaps he or she has agreed with them. Maybe they've lobbied a civil servant, or been successful in having a question put down ...
24 May 2012
| by Elin Twigge, PLMR
of a minority.
The public perception of our sector is of backroom dealings and boasts about access ...
wider public buy-in.
A meeting with a minister is by no means a 'job done' for any client.
Parliamentarians have hundreds, if not thousands, of meetings a year with interested parties trying to shape ...
24 May 2012
| by Oliver Pauley, Portland
This is a curious time to be working in public affairs. Public - or at least media ...
for decision-makers. So what are these trends?
First, localism is becoming real and will have a major impact. After a slightly stuttering start to the coalition Government's programme of devolving power ...
09 May 2012
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The launch of inVentiv Health Communications/Europe, a Super Agency bringing together all of inVentiv Health ...
and digital assets in a unified offering in Europe. Our new way of going to market enabled CCC to collaborate ...
, selling solution and consulting teams.
What was the low point?
We added a floor to CCC s purpose ...