Westminster Index
The Strategist: Shomik Panda, Inline Policy
As CEO of Inline Policy, Shomik Panda combines political insight with commercial understanding. Selected as a Mace Top 100 lobbyist, expertise includes where digital technology intersects with travel, transport, fintech and short-term accommodation.
The Mace Questionnaire: Andrew Griffith MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
After running Sky, Andrew Griffiths become a high flying MP who rose through the Johnson and Sunak governments. In his Mace profile, the new Shadow Chancellor reveals his love of dark skies and walking his dogs in Sussex.
Leader in UK Public Affairs: Alastair McCapra, Chief Executive of CIPR
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.
Leader in UK Public Affairs: Rory Tanner, Head of UK Government Affairs, Revolut
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.
Leader in Public Affairs: Ben Spier, Association of Professional Self-Caterers
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.
Deliverance Day: Meet Starmer’s Mr Fixer-in-Chief
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”
The Mace Questionnaire: Preet Gill MP
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.
Access, Power, Influence: The Mace’s Top 100 Lobbyists (agencies) 2026
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.
Heads Up – Talking Strategy with Headland’s Toby Pellew
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
Zack to the future
What will the Greens’ new eco-populist leader Zack Polanski – who now heads Britain’s third-largest political party – do for his next trick?









