Can Energy Security be Realised through a Clean Power Vision?
As the UK government convened the International Energy Security Summit last week, few could have predicted just how timely the event would be.
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INSIGHTS
Reforming the local election playbook
Local campaign offices around the country are stacked high with leaflets, social media is awash with awkward selfies of canvassers on the beat, and no doorbell is safe – it can only mean one thing: local election season.
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Relief, but the uncertainty is just beginning
The feeling may be that the UK has escaped lightly from Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs announcement, but the wider questions of the US/UK relationship aren't any nearer to resolution. Cardew's Public Affairs team dips into the geopolitics.
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The importance of brand communications: Gucci’s struggles are a cautionary tale
Gucci’s falling sales and creative upheaval are symptoms of a deeper identity problem, explains Olivia Blackman.
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UK Universities’ International dilemma
The scandal over funding of fake students distracts from far more fundamental issues for the university sector, explains Robin Walker.
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Ditching Development
With UK politics in turmoil over Trump’s foreign policy stance—now, a Labour government has halved development spending with barely a ripple of dissent. In his latest blog for Cardew Group, Robin Walker examines how cross-party consensus on international aid has crumbled in the face of rising defence costs.
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You should have never started it
President Trump marks his first month as US President today and it is fair to say that he has made an impact. Cardew's Public Affairs team looks at his seismic impact on British politics, and the extraordinary last 48 hours in particular...
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DeepSeek – five talking points to make you sound informed
The US domination of the AI market has been broken this week by the Chinese app DeepSeek, causing billions to be wiped off tech stocks. It's a topic you need opinions on - Jimmy Leach has some of the talking points.
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What’s in store for healthcare in 2025? A mixed bag but the fundamentals remain the same
With a new administration in the US and a few licensing and M&A deals already out of the gate, Allison Connolly, our head of healthcare, looks at the uncertainties and potential opportunities for the healthcare and life sciences sector for 2025.
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Will the real Opposition please stand up?
British politics could be seeing a seismic shift with Reform UK threatening the two main Westminster parties. Cardew's public affairs team gives its assessment on what might happen next.
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How to fuel AI
Keir Starmer's ambitions for AI-fuelled growth will require access to critical minerals and joined-up thinking on energy policy. Cardew Director Robin Walker looks at the challenges ahead for policymakers and investors alike.
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Are you following the thread from the bird to the butterfly?
Brands are starting to reconsider their commitment to X. But for those who need to communicate corporate messages, does it still work as a channel, or are the alternatives starting to look more attractive?
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Plan for change...or change of plan?
Five missions, six first steps, two priorities and now six ‘milestones’. Lists of promises are inherently risky. So why has Keir Starmer done it?
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The Budget: Rachel’s Tightrope Act
The UK’s first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has just delivered her first Budget, with a confident (if fairly long) performance and a Gordon Brown-esque blizzard of statistics.
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Navigating risk and reward: AI in Communications
Last month, The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) released the findings of its annual industry survey (State of the Profession Report 2024).
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Party Conference Blues...Reds and Yellows
The Liberal Democrats basked in the Brighton sunshine and the glow of an MP total that grew ninefold in July. A week later, Labour in the Liverpool drizzle struggled to overcome a series of political difficulties and only fleetingly enjoyed their first conference in power in 15 years.
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As they seek to raise tuition fees, how can universities make their case to MPs?
With reports over the weekend of an inflationary increase to tuition fees that will take them over £10,000 and Monday’s Times covering an aspiration for 70% of school leavers to go to University, higher education is once again becoming a hot topic.
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Labour’s Energy Policy: Seven things we now know
Twelve weeks into the Labour Government, clean energy is easily the most well-developed policy area. Clare Dobson, Cardew Group’s Senior Policy Consultant sets out what we know so far:
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A New Era for Investment Trusts
Effective immediately, the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have announced the temporary exemption of investment trusts from assimilated law requirements by the European Union.
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10 things we've learnt from Labour's first 25 days
Election day seems like a lifetime ago yet it is only 25 days since Keir Starmer’s Labour Party claimed victory. With Parliament now in recess what do Labour’s first days tell us about the shape of Keir Starmer’s Government? Here’s ten things we’ve learnt:
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Like and subscribe
As media organisations change their business models, companies who want to communicate digitally need to move their audiences from followers to subscribers.
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Future of search in the age of AI
Google search is heading to a model of interpretation rather than links. This will pose big move for companies and their content in a new age for the battle for visibility.
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10 things we've learnt from Thursday night...
The key takeaways from a difficult night for the Tories and a good, though not perfect, night for Labour. But the real story might lie in the by election.
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When looking to raise money, your story is everything
Raising money as a biotech startup can look daunting in the current environment, but what matters to investors is the story you can tell, and the evidence behind it.
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Is Rishi on the right track?
After the chaos of last year in Birmingham which heralded the end for Liz Truss, there was an air of trepidation ahead of Conservative Conference in Manchester.
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Goodwill Hunting
Jeremy Hunt yesterday delivered an assured Autumn Statement – his second in the job. It was more Gordon Brown than Kwasi Kwarteng, but it remains likely to be his last.
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Rishi Sunak's Cabinet reshuffle
The PM's Cabinet reshuffle marks a move to the centre ground and a serious attempt to stamp his authority on his Government. But is it too late to stop an election defeat?
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Sea change
Prime Minister Jim Callaghan confided to his aide Bernard Donoughue,‘There are times, perhaps once every 30 years, when there is a sea change in politics'
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Glitter, Growth and Grey Belts
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party had a golden opportunity to hold a successful party conference – and more importantly to confirm their status as favourites to win.
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Mais Reeves Be Ready?
What we can learn from Rachel Reeves’ Mais Lecture and her view of ‘Securonomics’ as the answer to disrupted supply chains, economic imbalances, populism, and energy transition
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The Budget: Rabbit Hunting
Jeremy Hunt, has delivered what we know will be the final Spring Budget before the General Election – though not necessarily his final ‘fiscal event’ if the election is delayed long enough.
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What’s the true value of your drug? It’s about how you communicate it
Advances in cell and gene therapy are a boost to treating rare diseases, but the cost is a dilemma. That’s why communicating the value of your drug is ever more important.
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Decoding AI: The Dangers of Algorithmic Bias
The increasing ubiquity of AI raises questions around accuracy, regulation, data privacy and the radicalisation of content. Understanding the pitfalls will be the key to staying ahead of the curve.
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