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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Charlotte Thomason, Head of Public Affairs, Commercial & Institutional, NatWest, “In failure is growth”

October 2, 2026

MHP reinforces insurance practice with brand new director hire

October 1, 2026

Leader in UK Public Affairs: Dan Mulloy, Associate Director, Blakeney, “The importance of hard graft”

September 24, 2026

MHP hires Hanbury and PHA Group directors

September 24, 2026

Apprenticeships: Great providers change lives, poor providers must not define them

‘Almost seven years ago, I had one of the worst days of my career as a Hotel General Manager,’ writes the CEO of the Institute of Hospitality, as he discusses his rollercoaster experience with an apprenticeship provider

From battlefield to export market: Ukraine wants to turn wartime technology into a global industry

Don’t mention the B word: Andy Burnham brings Brexit back into national conversation 

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From battlefield to export market: Ukraine wants to turn wartime technology into a global industry

Don’t mention the B word: Andy Burnham brings Brexit back into national conversation 

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Comment

Experts warn more government support needed to help UK aviation meet net zero by 2050

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The Families Left Out of the Nicotine Policy Debate

Beatriz Santos

Burnham is right: The future lies with devolution

Gill Morris

Gradually and suddenly: how VAT is slowly killing off traditional private education

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Time’s up on late payments: How large companies are harming UK’s smaller businesses

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The Downing Street revolving door undermines democracy and weakens policymaking

Lucy Carrier-Pilkington

The Stress Test executive boards should not ignore 

Markus Leutert

The hidden cost of doing business in the UK, and why this needs to change

Clive Wratten

Leaders in Public Affairs

Leader in UK Public Affairs: Charlotte Thomason, Head of Public Affairs, Commercial & Institutional, NatWest, “In failure is growth”

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Andy Brown, Marketing, Communications and Business Development Director, Arup, “Be open”

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Claire Lovegrove, Director of Corporate Affairs, Mitie, “AI is an enabler, not a replacement”

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Dr Michelle Howard, Senior Advisor for Defence and Space, Lexington Communications: “The future of public affairs is full of promise for the creative”

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Politics & Public Affairs

Silly season is coming to an end: What to expect from Westminster this Autumn

Lucy Carrier-Pilkington

Reform’s international policy: Farage looking to balance ideals with new foreign policy advisor

Jonathan Singh

Communication: The real engine of Burnhamism  

Lucy Carrier-Pilkington

Reflections on May: London’s new political landscape

Jonny Popper

Gradually and suddenly: how VAT is slowly killing off traditional private education

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Do outsiders in government really work?

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Time’s up on late payments: How large companies are harming UK’s smaller businesses

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The Downing Street revolving door undermines democracy and weakens policymaking

Lucy Carrier-Pilkington

Editor's Pick

Special Relationships: Westminster Power Couples of 2026

Which special relationships are really running the country? Emily Hill surveys the top political romances in Westminster.

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Brussels

Karoline Leavitt to step down from White House role

Lucy Carrier-Pilkington

EU likely to shelve chemical reform amid industry pressure 

Lucy Carrier-Pilkington

Pagefield and WPI’s merger throws into question the boutique PA firm model

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US defence industry launches lobbying offensive against EU’s ‘Buy European’ push

Oliver Dean

Lobbying & Trade Bodies

Leader in UK Public Affairs: Charlotte Thomason, Head of Public Affairs, Commercial & Institutional, NatWest, “In failure is growth”

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Dan Mulloy, Associate Director, Blakeney, “The importance of hard graft”

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Isaac Levido, Founding Partner at Fleetwood Strategy, “I got my start in campaigns”

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Andy Brown, Marketing, Communications and Business Development Director, Arup, “Be open”

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Claire Lovegrove, Director of Corporate Affairs, Mitie, “AI is an enabler, not a replacement”

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Leader in Public Affairs: Ros Morgan, Chief Executive, Heart of London Business Alliance, “Build a strong, proud and open culture where everyone has a voice”

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Tim Hewish, Public Affairs Lead, National Grid, “Go and make a difference”

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Leader In UK Public Affairs: Dan Mann, Corporate Affairs Manager, Cemex, “Side before self every time”

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International

What Ukrainians really need is Burnham in Washington, defence expert says

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Karoline Leavitt to step down from White House role

Lucy Carrier-Pilkington

EU likely to shelve chemical reform amid industry pressure 

Lucy Carrier-Pilkington

King Charles: The real ‘special ingredient’ in our relationship with the USA 

Lucy Carrier-Pilkington

Pagefield and WPI’s merger throws into question the boutique PA firm model

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Maritime trade bodies warn of citizens being caught in Iranian crossfire

Oliver Dean

Britain faces a crisis of statecraft – not power.

Azeem Ibrahim OBE

US defence industry launches lobbying offensive against EU’s ‘Buy European’ push

Oliver Dean

Industry Moves

MHP reinforces insurance practice with brand new director hire

Lucy Carrier-Pilkington

MHP hires Hanbury and PHA Group directors

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He shoots, he scores! Ex-Newcastle striker gets senior comms role

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Bloomberg names global head of communications

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BBC corporate affairs chief Alice Macandrew to step down

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New comms chief appointed for Argos and Habitat

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PrettyGreen hires social and influencer lead

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Former Burnham aide joins PLMR

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Magazine & Features

Unspun: Private Equity and Public Affairs

Ed Amory

The Mace Questionnaire: Bob Blackman MP: “It is time to rebuild our party”

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Special Relationships: Westminster power couples of 2026

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The Mace Questionnaire: Andrew Griffith MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Digital Confidential: Politics and technology column by Damian Collins

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The Westminster art of selection: How to become an MP

Gus Carter

The Mace Questionnaire: Preet Gill MP

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The end of an era: The decline and fall of the Tory Party

Mark Fields