ConHome: Aspiration must be at the heart of Conservative renewal 24th June 2026 What makes us Conservatives? And what do we believe Britain should look like? Those are the questions our party must keep asking if we are to win back public... Articles
PRWeek: Clarkson’s Farm offers a potent lesson for public affairs 8th 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... Articles
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
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
Politics.co.uk: Starmer is governed by polls, not principles – voters can sense it 23rd October 2025 Politics once moved at the pace of persuasion. A leader would make a case, tour the country, take questions, debate opponents – and then wait weeks or months to... Articles
ConHome: Reform’s conservatism is a myth, and its promises made to be broken 22nd October 2025 Reform UK likes to present itself as the true guardian of right-of-centre politics: the party that believes in fiscal discipline, smaller government, and lower... Articles