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Brexit and leaving the Customs Union: What it means for business
In the political calendar, the middle of August is usually characterised by silly season, with frivolous and far-fetched news stories doing the rounds as Parliament is in Recess and MPs on holiday. In the past week or so, newspapers have duly obliged, with mounting speculation that Jacob Rees-Mogg could become the next Conservative Party leader…
Atalaya Mining appoints Newgate to advise on financial and investor communications
Atalaya Mining, a European mining and development company, has instructed Newgate Communications to provide financial and investor communications Charlie Chichester, Senior Partner at Newgate, is leading the team, assisted by Consultants James Ash and James Browne. The brief includes regular financial communications as well as enhancing the UK Capital Markets profile of Atalaya. Atalaya Mining…
Newgate announces next stage in the development of Newgate Engage and its regional network
Rebecca Eatwell appointed Head of Newgate Engage and of regional offices Paul Kelly, former head of Harrison Cowley and Trimedia, to work closely with Rebecca as Newgate builds capability across its UK network Newgate Communications is pleased to announce that it has promoted Rebecca Eatwell to become Managing Partner and Head of the Newgate Engage…
Housing cheerleaders are still in place
The article below is taken from the July/August 2017 edition of Housebuilder magazine. Perry Miller, partner at Newgate Communications, predicts that not much will change in housing policy despite election. It’s been a busy time for the Newgate public affairs team. Our crystal ball, which colleagues used to such good effect at the turn of…
Newgate: Proud sponsors of the FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup 2017
From 12 July for ten days Guildford, in Surrey, will see the best women’s lacrosse players in the world competing for the World Cup. As one of the tier one sponsors Newgate Communications will be taking a close interest, and will be very visible at the event. We are extremely proud to be involved in…
What now for Wales?
In the run-up to one of the most remarkable General Elections in recent years, Welsh politics-watchers were preparing themselves for a seismic shift. The early earthquake warnings had come on April 24th, when a YouGov pre-election opinion poll carried out by the Wales Governance Centre forecast that the Conservatives were on track to win the majority…
The Queen’s Speech 2017
Overview On 21 June 2017, The Queen set out the Government’s future legislative plans at the State Opening of Parliament. This speech outlines a list of the laws that the Government hopes to have approved by Parliament over the coming two years. This year’s event takes place in unique circumstances, following the snap General…
Getting up the Numbers – Is Green Belt Policy Fit for Purpose?
The article below is taken from June’s Housebuilder magazine. Stephen Byfield, partner at Newgate Communications, bemoans the fact that green belt policy, a 70 year old system of land management, is still dictating what is built where in the UK. I found myself involved in a very interesting discussion this month on the provision of…
Save the wheat fields: housing and planning under the new Government
Theresa May was much mocked during the election campaign for her claim that the ‘naughtiest thing she had ever done’ was to run through a field of wheat as a child. Ironically, her appointments to the DCLG suggest that fields of wheat – along with any other green fields – are going to perfectly safe…
Being Kicked While You’re Down: Theresa May’s Miserable Mandate
At about 4pm on Friday I received a text message from a friend in the higher reaches of the Conservative Party. What did I think of Gavin Barwell? And now that he had lost his seat, would I be willing to talk to him about the future, given that he would be a “real catch”…
Such Crazy Times We’ve Had: Thoughts on May’s self-destructive election
As the crowd gathered last night for the Newgate Election Night Party we were confident about one thing: no matter how poor the Conservative election campaign, no matter how impressive the ‘Jez We Can’ surge, the Tories would secure a bigger Commons majority when the results were announced. We were absolutely sure. Fine, the consensus…
South West view of the General Election
In the West Country there was a smattering of shocks, but the big story was the lack of any fightback from the Liberal Democrats.
