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The permanent secretary for government comms has come up with a blueprint for greater collaboration between central and local government PR teams.
Tom Watson MP has suggested that digital engagement will allow the Government to mend its battered relationship with the public.
The Government's new 'digital tsar' Andrew Stott joined Facebook in 2007, but is thought to have only joined Twitter in the past few days.
The Thames Gateway Forum has reappointed London Communications Agency (LCA) to handle its comms activities. The Thames Gateway is to undergo the biggest regeneration project in Europe with £7bn of public sector investment, which will help to create 180,000 jobs and 160,000 new homes.
VisitBritain is launching a major PR offensive to keep US tourists traveling to Britain throughout 2009.
Kindred has been appointed to handle PR for World Trade Week UK.
Michael Martin's former spokesman has told PRWeek.com that the resignation of the Commons speaker was 'inevitable'.
The Central Office of Information (COI) has made another new appointment to its growing team - associate director, Vivien Morgan.
The Cabinet Office has appointed Andrew Stott for its newly-created role of the Government's director of digital engagement.