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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.
Brexit: What next for the UK food and farming sector?
A Newgate event with Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development As part of its ongoing communications work on Brexit, Newgate Communications jointly hosted a breakfast seminar with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) on the post-Brexit trading and regulatory landscape for the agri-food sector. The keynote speaker was Phil Hogan, European Commissioner…
Angela Merkel 3 – Martin Schulz 0
The blog below is written by Dicomm Advisors our partner agency in Berlin and one of the leading public affairs advisors in Germany. There have been three regional elections in Germany this year and the results don’t bode well for Martin Schulz, the former President of the European Parliament, and now the leader of the…
Facebook Corbyn
If you have any spare time on your hands and fancy getting involved in an online row with someone then the best way to start the ball rolling is to criticise Jeremy Corbyn. It’s really easy – just go on to Facebook and say something mean or uncharitable about the current leader of the Labour…
Talking Brexit in Berlin
Part of the Newgate public affairs team spent time in Berlin last week meeting business and political leaders to discuss Brexit. Below we set out some of our impressions. These are obviously in no way scientific, but they do give a flavour of the thinking in Berlin. A deep sense of loss is one way…
Never mind Brexit, be inspired
by Bob Huxford A team from Newgate attended the 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain event at the London Stock Exchange yesterday. Interestingly, the speakers at the event were full of optimism for UK business and the opportunities for growth. One significant positive on which the panel, consisting of representatives from HSBC, Cenkos, Business Growth Fund…
The following blog was written by George Gibson, an Associate based in our Manchester office. Newgate attended the launch of the Labour Party’s General Election campaign in Manchester on Tuesday, as Jeremy Corbyn announced his vision for the country ahead of the manifesto launch. Introduced by former Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh as the head…
