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Cardew Group is a leading strategic, independent communications agency, acting for some of the largest UK and international companies. We work with corporates operating in some of today’s most scrutinised, complex and regulated situations to communicate effectively with the global financial community, politicians, regulators, and wider stakeholders.

For more than 30 years, Cardew has delivered communications advice and today does so across media relations, transaction support, public affairs, crisis communications, and digital advice and content.

Our approach is to provide integrated, insight-and-data-driven senior level advice and counsel, coupled with hands-on support to help our clients achieve great results. Our team comprises the very best sector and practice area experts drawn from in-house, agency, media, investment, political and digital backgrounds.

In the 2025 UK Adviser Rankings, Cardew was ranked 5th by total stock market capitalisation.

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Are "Super Universities" the way forward and how can their mergers be communicated?

The news that what is being called the first “Super University” is being launched in the South East of England should come as a surprise to nobody after years of headlines about the financial stresses facing Universities up and down the country.

From SEO to GEO: Why media matters in the age of AI

SEO is no longer enough. With the rise of generative AI, we’ve entered the era of Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), where AI systems shape reputation by drawing on authoritative media, clear corporate sites, and consistent messaging.

Anglo-Teck off to Canada but London’s market still sees hope for miners

A mining mega-merger amidst a commodity boom - sounds familiar? Teck Resources has turned from being the one that got away from Glencore to a partner in a “merger of equals” with Anglo American.

Burning questions: Clean Energy Policy for Autumn 2025

As Parliament returned and the Met Office confirmed 2025 as the hottest summer on record, the climate crisis is back in news headlines.

Lets try that reset again

It was Churchill who supposedly said 'never let a good crisis go to waste' - and today's resignation of the Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, after a damning report from the Standards Commissioner over her tax affairs is certainly a huge crisis.

Who is Zack Polanski? Could the Green Party’s new ‘Eco-Populist’ direction reshape the British left?

Chances are that the name Zack Polanski wasn’t on your political radar until this week. Perhaps it still isn’t.

As the media reports on its own demise, what can you do to get your messages out?

The Reuters Institute reports on digital news shows a rapidly changing landscape. Jimmy Leach looks at how companies can tell their story via a fragmented media and be heard through their own digital footprint.

Mamdani talks the talk and walks the walk (digitally)

Following Zohran Mamdani's surprising triumph over Andrew Cuomo in the New York Mayoral Democratic primary, Ben Plumer explores the digital tactics that helped him tip the balance.

Sea shanties and mineral security

Cardew’s Robin Walker attends the UK Mining Conference in Cornwall.

Hey Big Spender?

The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has just delivered the three-year Spending Review (SR), the first multi-year settlement since 2021.

Lights, camera, action: is video the way forward for comms?

Seeing more video on your feed than normal? Me too, and it’s no coincidence – platforms, creators and audiences are loving the format.

Six votes that will shake up British politics

Reform UK’s six-vote margin of victory in the Runcorn & Helsby parliamentary by-election last night is the narrowest ever by-election victory

Moving the pieces in a global game of chess

US Ukraine deal highlights growing importance of critical minerals globally & an opportunity for London.

Three things for companies to consider about Google’s AI-driven search

Google's AI Overview is changing the way people understand your company and it's reputation. So it's time to re-evaluate how you prepare yourself for that search engine shop window. Our Head of Digital looks at ways you can prepare yourself.

Can Energy Security be Realised through a Clean Power Vision?

As the UK government convened the International Energy Security Summit last week, few could have predicted just how timely the event would be.

Reforming the local election playbook

Local campaign offices around the country are stacked high with leaflets, social media is awash with awkward selfies of canvassers on the beat, and no doorbell is safe – it can only mean one thing: local election season.

Ditching Development

With UK politics in turmoil over Trump’s foreign policy stance—now, a Labour government has halved development spending with barely a ripple of dissent. In his latest blog for Cardew Group, Robin Walker examines how cross-party consensus on international aid has crumbled in the face of rising defence costs.

Relief, but the uncertainty is just beginning

The feeling may be that the UK has escaped lightly from Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs announcement, but the wider questions of the US/UK relationship aren't any nearer to resolution. Cardew's Public Affairs team dips into the geopolitics.

The importance of brand communications: Gucci’s struggles are a cautionary tale

Gucci’s falling sales and creative upheaval are symptoms of a deeper identity problem, explains Olivia Blackman.

UK Universities’ International dilemma

The scandal over funding of fake students distracts from far more fundamental issues for the university sector, explains Robin Walker.