How should public affairs professionals make the most of party conference, despite the late nights, early mornings, and warm wine? By James Boyd-Wallis Party conference season is upon us once again. My fellow CIPR Public Affairs Group committee member David Boot … Read More
The race to replace Boris Johnson and become the next leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister has officially started with the candidates handing in their nomination papers earlier this week. By James Boyd-Wallis Already Westminster has become a hotbed … Read More
What’s wrong with Westminster? That was the question the CIPR Public Affairs Group asked Hannah White, author of ‘Held in Contempt’, in a webinar earlier this week. Hannah, the deputy director of the think tank The Institute for Government, provided a … Read More
Traditionally voters have trusted the Conservatives on economic matters. The party had a reputation for making tough choices to keep the nation’s finances under control, helping people hold onto more of their own money. Now, people’s money is counting for … Read More
THE TORIES are becoming a high-tax party because they have become a low-growth party. So said the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves recently. And she’s right. The Conservative Party has increased taxes to a 71-year high. Government spending is the most … Read More
The papers last week were dominated by the Prime Minister’s speech to the CBI, and his waxed lyrical about Peppa Pig World. While the business community and free marketeers are unlikely to be calling out for the monopolistic elements of … Read More
At the end of his Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said his goal is to reduce taxes. He wants “this to be a society that rewards energy, ingenuity and inventiveness. A society that rewards work…That is my mission over the … Read More
Roald Dahl was in the news last week, after it emerged that his family had quietly issued an apology for anti-Semitic comments the author had made during his lifetime. On an inconspicuous page of his official website, his family and … Read More