Ian Griggs

Analysis and opinion editor, PRWeek UK

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Exclusive: Robbie Gibb on the Downing Street years, Johnson's Brexit strategy and Naga Munchetty
October 10, 2019
In his first major interview since leaving his government role to join Kekst CNC, Sir Robbie Gibb - Theresa May's former official spokesman - talks exclusively to PRWeek's public affairs bulletin about his comms legacy, the row over the BBC's Naga Munchetty and his advice to Boris.
Exclusive: Former CCHQ chief of staff returns to APCO Worldwide
October 10, 2019
Former CCHQ director of external relations and chief of staff to the chairman of the Conservative Party, Zoe Thorogood, is to return to APCO Worldwide as a senior director later this month, PRWeek can reveal.
Exclusive: Industry stalwart Frankie Oliver returns to Grayling
October 10, 2019
Industry veteran Frankie Oliver has rejoined the ranks of Grayling, 20 years after she last worked there, as its new head of consumer brands in the UK and Ireland.
PRWeek launches new public affairs and political comms bulletin
October 03, 2019
PRWeek has launched a public affairs and political comms bulletin to better serve our readers in these sectors.
Public affairs pros react to the Prime Minister's Conservative Party conference speech
October 02, 2019
Boris Johnson shrugged off reputational issues that have dogged him over the past few days to pave the way for a general election - widely expected this autumn - in his speech to the party faithful on the final day of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
Exclusive: Weber Shandwick boosts senior healthcare team with planning and creative chiefs
October 02, 2019
Weber Shandwick London has appointed two senior practitioners to its UK healthcare management team to lead strategy and creativity.
'We're at a tipping point for equality' - Nik Govier on PR in the 2010s
September 30, 2019
The last in a series of interviews marking 50 years of UK PR, PRWeek talks to Nik Govier about PR in the 2010s.
Government comms caught between a rock and a hard place with £100m Brexit campaign
September 25, 2019
Government comms professionals are wrestling with dilemmas over purdah, propriety and keeping the public informed with the £100m 'Get ready for Brexit' campaign, PRWeek has learned.
Public affairs pros react to Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Conference speech
September 24, 2019
A tumultuous day in British politics - in which the Supreme Court ruled that the government acted unlawfully in proroguing Parliament - forced Jeremy Corbyn to make his speech to the 2019 Labour Conference one day early so that MPs could return to Westminster.
Exclusive: Agency hires former Edelman and Weber Shandwick UK healthcare chiefs
September 18, 2019
Two of the most senior people in UK healthcare comms have joined agency W20, PRWeek has learned.
Exclusive: Survey shows rising tide of pay dissatisfaction among women in PR
September 05, 2019
Women working in corporate comms and other sectors are increasingly frustrated with the "galling" gender pay gap and the impact it is having on their salaries, according to a survey seen by PRWeek.
Agency poaches Galliard director to expand senior management team
September 04, 2019
90TEN has hired May Baccari from Galliard Healthcare to be a director in its comms division.
Mental Health Trust chooses agency director as new head of comms
September 03, 2019
Former journalist and healthcare comms chief Saffron Pineger joins South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust as its head of communications and campaigns this week.
Leeds Beckett University appoints agency to promote £45m sports-science facility
August 07, 2019
Leeds Beckett University has appointed Aberfield Communications for a comms and campaign brief on behalf of the institution's Carnegie School of Sport.
The doctor will see you on your phone now: Survey says millennial GPs want more digital comms
July 24, 2019
A shift towards digital channels of communication between doctors and their patients, via mobiles and short films hosted on social media, is predicted by a survey of millennial GPs.
'Regulations are no bar to creativity', says new agency digital chief
July 24, 2019
The highly regulated environment of healthcare comms should not place a limit on its creativity, according to 90TEN's new digital director.
Exclusive: WPP Health strengthens senior management as it eyes UK expansion
July 18, 2019
WPP Health Practice has appointed Caroline Howe to the newly created position of UK country lead and promoted Simon Stebbing to UK chief executive of its creative and data agency Wunderman Thompson Health.
World War I centenary engaged public and increased inter-generational rapport
July 17, 2019
Commemorations of the centenary of World War I, which were moderated by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) successfully engaged the public, according to a Select Committee report published this week.
Exclusive: Freuds launches health and behaviour change as single offer under new leadership
July 10, 2019
Freuds is relaunching its healthcare offer as a separate business within the agency family, headed by Julia Bainbridge.
Fur flies as PRCA's public affairs chief departs for policy role
July 04, 2019
Nicholas Dunn-McAfee, the PRCA's head of public affairs, policy and research, is to leave the trade association this month to take up a new role as public policy and engagement manager for the British Fur Trade Association (BFTA).