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Cardew Group is a leading independent communications agency, acting for some of the largest companies in the world. 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 25 years, Cardew has delivered communications advice, across media relations, public affairs, and more recently digital advice and content. Our approach is to provide 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.

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The Budget: Rachel’s Tightrope Act

The UK’s first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has just delivered her first Budget, with a confident (if fairly long) performance and a Gordon Brown-esque blizzard of statistics.

Navigating risk and reward: AI in Communications

Last month, The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) released the findings of its annual industry survey (State of the Profession Report 2024).

Party Conference Blues...Reds and Yellows

The Liberal Democrats basked in the Brighton sunshine and the glow of an MP total that grew ninefold in July. A week later, Labour in the Liverpool drizzle struggled to overcome a series of political difficulties and only fleetingly enjoyed their first conference in power in 15 years.

As they seek to raise tuition fees, how can universities make their case to MPs?

With reports over the weekend of an inflationary increase to tuition fees that will take them over £10,000 and Monday’s Times covering an aspiration for 70% of school leavers to go to University, higher education is once again becoming a hot topic.

Labour’s Energy Policy: Seven things we now know

Twelve weeks into the Labour Government, clean energy is easily the most well-developed policy area. Clare Dobson, Cardew Group’s Senior Policy Consultant sets out what we know so far:

A New Era for Investment Trusts

Effective immediately, the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have announced the temporary exemption of investment trusts from assimilated law requirements by the European Union.

10 things we've learnt from Labour's first 25 days

Election day seems like a lifetime ago yet it is only 25 days since Keir Starmer’s Labour Party claimed victory. With Parliament now in recess what do Labour’s first days tell us about the shape of Keir Starmer’s Government? Here’s ten things we’ve learnt:

Like and subscribe

As media organisations change their business models, companies who want to communicate digitally need to move their audiences from followers to subscribers.

Future of search in the age of AI

Google search is heading to a model of interpretation rather than links. This will pose big move for companies and their content in a new age for the battle for visibility.

10 things we've learnt from Thursday night...

The key takeaways from a difficult night for the Tories and a good, though not perfect, night for Labour. But the real story might lie in the by election.

Sea change

Prime Minister Jim Callaghan confided to his aide Bernard Donoughue,‘There are times, perhaps once every 30 years, when there is a sea change in politics'

Goodwill Hunting

Jeremy Hunt yesterday delivered an assured Autumn Statement – his second in the job. It was more Gordon Brown than Kwasi Kwarteng, but it remains likely to be his last.

Glitter, Growth and Grey Belts

Keir Starmer’s Labour Party had a golden opportunity to hold a successful party conference – and more importantly to confirm their status as favourites to win.

Is Rishi on the right track?

After the chaos of last year in Birmingham which heralded the end for Liz Truss, there was an air of trepidation ahead of Conservative Conference in Manchester.

When looking to raise money, your story is everything

Raising money as a biotech startup can look daunting in the current environment, but what matters to investors is the story you can tell, and the evidence behind it.

Rishi Sunak's Cabinet reshuffle

The PM's Cabinet reshuffle marks a move to the centre ground and a serious attempt to stamp his authority on his Government. But is it too late to stop an election defeat?

Mais Reeves Be Ready?

What we can learn from Rachel Reeves’ Mais Lecture and her view of ‘Securonomics’ as the answer to disrupted supply chains, economic imbalances, populism, and energy transition

The Budget: Rabbit Hunting

Jeremy Hunt, has delivered what we know will be the final Spring Budget before the General Election – though not necessarily his final ‘fiscal event’ if the election is delayed long enough.

What’s the true value of your drug? It’s about how you communicate it

Advances in cell and gene therapy are a boost to treating rare diseases, but the cost is a dilemma. That’s why communicating the value of your drug is ever more important.

Decoding AI: The Dangers of Algorithmic Bias

The increasing ubiquity of AI raises questions around accuracy, regulation, data privacy and the radicalisation of content. Understanding the pitfalls will be the key to staying ahead of the curve.