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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreLast month, The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) released the findings of its annual industry survey (State of the Profession Report 2024).
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWith 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.
Read MoreTwelve 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:
Read MoreEffective 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.
Read MoreElection 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:
Read MoreAs media organisations change their business models, companies who want to communicate digitally need to move their audiences from followers to subscribers.
Read MoreGoogle 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreRaising 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.
Read MoreAfter 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.
Read MoreKeir 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.
Read MorePrime 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'
Read MoreThe 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?
Read MoreJeremy 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.
Read MoreWhat 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
Read MoreJeremy 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.
Read MoreAdvances 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
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