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They are routinely dubbed 'town hall Pravdas' or publications in which 'the sun always shines.'
A worsening financial crisis, growing distrust of politicians, concern over a scarcity of natural resources and the rapidly evolving nature of technology are just some factors reshaping society at all levels.
The death of Margaret Thatcher has brought out the best, the worst, and the silliest in the British media.
It may not have carried the huge headlines of benefit caps and the price of beer or cider, but after a string of Government changes and announcements in recent weeks, local authorities across England and Wales are now facing up to one of their biggest challenges in decades.
A small, yet fundamental, change in the fag-end days of the last Parliament altered the way select committees are chosen and is having a profound effect on the way that they do business.
Former government comms adviser Siobhan Kenny remembers being behind the scenes for Margaret Thatcher's resignation in 1990.
As well as the annual PR wheeze of April Fools' Day (Google's treasure maps being a particular winner in my book), the beginning of the month also kicks off the new financial year for many businesses.
George Osborne increasingly looks like a man in search of a clear narrative.
There is hardly a council in the land that now does not proclaim itself an evangelist of digital channels as a crucial way to talk to residents.
Despite these 13 years of comms experience, the Prime Minister looks like a man who has failed to learn key comms fundamentals, says Fleishman-Hillard's Nick Williams.
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