As Chief Executive of CIPR, Alastair McCapra is both a public affairs industry leader and also one of its more persistent critics. In his Mace profile, subjects range from lobby reform to Bismarck and his French bulldog.

As Revolut’s Head of UK Government affairs, Rory Tanner’s mission is to help CEO Francesca Carlesi grow the $75 billion financial app to 25 million customers. He tells us how he plans to do it.

With English Tourism week running until 23rd March, Ben Spier speaks out about the new tourist levy and the impact of increasing taxation and regulation on tourism.

Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the PM, has released the first tranche of the Mandelson Files to the Commons. In an exclusive, he tells The Mace that his political hero is Ernest Bevin and that he gets fired up by the D: Ream song: “Things Can Only Get Better”

Westminster Index 2026: Edgbaston Labour MP Preet Gill reveals she’s no fan of the Assisted Dying Bill but loves Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. Her musical tastes range from Indian to jazz to hip hop.

Introducing The Mace’s guide to the top 100 political strategists working in UK public affairs in 2026. Peer-reviewed by industry experts, we reveal the leading agency professionals advocating for businesses, organisations and causes in Westminster and the devolved nations.

Under managing director Toby Pellew, Headland has become one of the UK’s leading public affairs agencies. He reveals what it takes to get to the top in the strategic comms game

What will the Greens’ new eco-populist leader Zack Polanski – who now heads Britain’s third-largest political party – do for his next trick?

The director of Number 10’s Policy Unit tells us about his return to Downing Street

Democracy is under attack in Europe