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

July 30, 2026

Industry leaders signal a ‘momentous day for social care’

July 30, 2026

Natalie Buxton departs Weber Scotland to lead agency with ex-colleague

July 29, 2026

Lexington appoints new senior advisor

July 29, 2026

Fenton Fitzwilliam strengthens UK leadership with two senior appointments

July 29, 2026

Dame Antonia’s key civil service reforms are ready to be supported by Whitehall, says Jonathan Freeman

The Civil Service is ready to support Dame Antonia Romeo’s flagship changes to government machinery – notably relating to AI and devolution – under new prime minister Andy Burnham, writes Jonathan Freeman, CEO of the Charity for Civil Servants.

Burnham is trying to fix Whitehall, but will the political machinery change?

Leaders call for a reform of strict civil service rules: “Trust in politicians and governments is dangerously low”

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Burnham is trying to fix Whitehall, but will the political machinery change?

Leaders call for a reform of strict civil service rules: “Trust in politicians and governments is dangerously low”

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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 Public Affairs: Zara Harrington, Head of Public Affairs, Diageo

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Leader in Public UK Affairs: Beatrice Barleon, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, EngineeringUK, ‘Achieving change is team work, always’

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Stef Kenyon, Director of External Affairs, UK Chamber of Shipping, “I came to public affairs via a more unconventional route”

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Anthony Vigor, Group Director, Persimmon Homes, “I was lucky to secure a role at National Express”

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Politics & Public Affairs

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

Crowdfunder sees surge in grassroots political fundraising ahead of May 7th

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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

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

Hanbury goes global

Oliver Dean

Lobbying & Trade Bodies

Industry leaders signal a ‘momentous day for social care’

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Leader in Public Affairs: Zara Harrington, Head of Public Affairs, Diageo

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Leader in Public UK Affairs: Beatrice Barleon, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, EngineeringUK, ‘Achieving change is team work, always’

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Stef Kenyon, Director of External Affairs, UK Chamber of Shipping, “I came to public affairs via a more unconventional route”

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Anthony Vigor, Group Director, Persimmon Homes, “I was lucky to secure a role at National Express”

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Leader in UK Public Affairs: Edwin Morgan, Director of Policy & Communications, UK Warehousing Association – “I’ve always tried to assume that people are trying to do the right thing”

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Leader in Public Affairs: Charlotte Whitley, Head of Corporate Affairs, British Land – “Nothing beats really getting under the skin of the issue”

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Leader in Public Affairs: Andreas Bohrer, Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer, Lonza Group

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International

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

Hanbury goes global

Oliver Dean

Scotch whisky tariff cut in China worth £250 million

Thomas Edwards

Industry Moves

Natalie Buxton departs Weber Scotland to lead agency with ex-colleague

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Lexington appoints new senior advisor

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Fenton Fitzwilliam strengthens UK leadership with two senior appointments

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Andy Burnham’s comms unit revealed

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No. 10 chief press officer leaves to join PR agency

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Ex-L’Oréal and Heineken public affairs leader joins IPA

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Topham Guerin names Andrew Hirst as first CEO

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Havas Red chief Rachael Sansom departs

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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 Secretary for Business and Trade

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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