RSS FeedLooking Back in Anger (or Awe) | 09/04/13
What kind of obituary do you write for a Prime Minister who split opinion so sharply during their tenure as Margaret Thatcher did?...Read More
Must Do Better | 06/12/12
The Westminster Christmas recess (20th December to 7th January for MPs; 19th December to 8th January for Peers) always gives pundits and politicos a chance to write "end of term" reports on Ministers and Departments....Read More
Dispatches from the (Vote Blue, Go) Green Zone | 08/10/12
One of the most striking aspects of Party Conferences in big city centres these days is the Green Zone-style security: roads sealed off and armed security everywhere....Read More
Those Who Cannes | 19/06/12
Attending the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this week for the first time (after PLMR won two Gold Lions last year for our public affairs and media relations work), ten things have struck me....Read More
Reflecting on Public Affairs | 27/02/12
I recently had the privilege of speaking to students at the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds, who had invited me back to talk about my reflections on politics and lobbying since I graduated from there several years ago....Read More
Industrial policy back in vogue – or did it ever go away? | 05/01/12
“I am being far more explicit than a Minister in the Coalition has been so far”. Those were the words which Universities and Science Minister David Willetts used during his speech at the Policy Exchange think tank on Wednesday 4th January....Read More
Why lobbying matters to bioscience | 15/11/11
This morning I had the honour of speaking at one of the BioIndustry Association's regular excellent networking breakfasts on the topic of why lobbying matters to the bioscience sector....Read More
The Rise of the Select Committee Chair | 14/04/11
Those reviewing the recent media coverage of the UK Government’s NHS reforms would no doubt have noticed the prominence of Conservative MP for Charnwood, Stephen Dorrell....Read More
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