PRWeek: Clarkson’s Farm offers a potent lesson for public affairs Monday, 8 June, 2026 Clarkson’s Farm offers a potent lesson for public affairs. We obsess over the next headline, the next interview, the next social media storm. The assumption is often that once an issue drops off the front pages, its political potency begins to fade. Clarkson’s Farm suggests the opposite may be true. The first episodes of Season 5, released last week on Amazon Prime, pick up in the aftermath of the... Articles
PRWeek: Clarkson’s Farm offers a potent lesson for public affairs 8th June 2026 Political communicators spend a lot of time thinking about news cycles. We obsess over the next headline, the next interview, the next social media storm. The... Local News
The Mod Cons Podcast: interview 22nd May 2026 I recently joined Jamila on the Mod Cons podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about politics, campaigning, communications and the future of the Conservative... Articles
Final speech as a Croydon Councillor 15th April 2026 After twelve years as a Croydon councillor, I gave my valedictory speech reflecting on what public service has meant to me, from the smallest pieces of casework... Speeches
Labour: no credibility in Croydon 26th February 2026 Last night I delieved my final political speech as a Croydon Councillor, after 12 years representing the good people of Coulsdon. You can watch it here, with... Local News
Renewal, Unity and the Work Ahead: Reflections from the South East Regional Conference 25th February 2026 Last weekend’s South East Regional Conference in Sussex brought together Conservative colleagues from across the region for a day focused on renewal, rebuilding... Local News
Politics.co.uk: Reform isn’t building a party of government. It’s building a retirement home. 19th January 2026 Reform’s decision to welcome Robert Jenrick tells us far more about what kind of political project it really is than any speech, slogan or rally ever could... Articles
ConHome: The Conservatives want candidates who’ll get things done – not an army of angry activists 9th January 2026 Just before Christmas Kemi Badenoch made a pointed observation: too many people now enter Parliament to act as activists and campaigners, not as legislators. It... Articles
Food Manufacture: Budget shows food and drink needs a new kind of political campaign to win the growth battle 2nd December 2025 The UK’s food and drink sector is sending a warning signal. It is not shouted, and it is not theatrical, but it is becoming harder to ignore. Confidence across... Articles
PRWeek: Chaotic Budget is a huge opportunity for public affairs 1st December 2025 The most revealing line about last week’s chaotic Budget came from Rachel Sylvester’s column in The Observer. A former Blair-era cabinet minister summed up the... Articles
Kemi delivers speech on Equality under the Law 9th June 2026 Kemi has set out the Conservative plan to remove identity politics from public services National News
Conservatives call on the Government to cut the benefits bill 1st June 2026 Under Labour welfare spending has spiralled out of control, and it isn’t slowing down. National News
Energy prices continue to soar under Labour 27th May 2026 When they came into office, Labour pledged to cut energy bills by £300. Instead they're up by £221. National News
Conservatives force U-turn on Fuel Duty Increase 19th May 2026 Rachel Reeves has backed down on her plans to increase the fuel duty tax by 5p this September. National News
Kemi responds to Labour’s Kings Speech 13th May 2026 Starmer’s chaos in No10 continues as his party crumbles around him. National News
Labour MPs call on Starmer to resign 12th May 2026 As the pressure continues to mount, it’s clear that Starmer must do the right thing and stand down. National News
