As the EU AI Act comes into force on 1 August, James Boyd-Wallis spoke to Kai Zenner, Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for MEP Axel Voss (EPP group) in the European Parliament, about its implementation and what lessons … Read More
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the date of the election. On 4 July, the country goes to the polls to choose the next Government. We spoke to Alice Campbell, head of public affairs at tech industry body techUK, to … Read More
With 100 attendees over two days, the UK AI Safety Summit is over. What have we learned? Here’s a summary from the things I have read/seen/heard this week. The positives A diplomatic coup: AI knows no borders, so mitigating the … Read More
Media relations, or building relationships with journalists, is often critical to most public relations programmes. But what issues do journalists face, and how does this impact the PR strategies companies pursue? Cision, the global media monitoring and measurement business, surveyed … Read More
Natasha Thomas, vice president of public affairs and stakeholder relations at FTSE 100 listed technology firm Sage discusses data, technology and the evolution of public affairs with CIPR Public Affairs Group vice chair James Boyd-Wallis. Natasha Thomas’s interest in politics … Read More
Lobbying has a bad reputation. A string of both historic and more recent scandals, often involving serving or former MPs, haven’t helped. But the situation with the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) highlights the benefit lobbying can bring … Read More
By James Boyd-Wallis Both historic and more recent scandals have given lobbying a negative reputation. But in 2014, the government introduced the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act to tackle such opaque behaviour. The act created the … Read More
A review of “Reputation in Business: Lesson or leaders” by Stuart Thomson “Political audiences are more critical to reputation than many leaders give them credit for,” argues Stuart Thomson in his new book Reputation in Business: lessons for leaders. In … Read More
It is an astonishing development. Kwasi Kwarteng and Lis Truss are (or at least were) close political allies and ideological bedfellows. The mini-budget expressed beliefs they both embraced. In office for just 38 days, her political agenda now looks increasingly … Read More
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