James Turgoose, head of Parliamentary Affairs, takes a view on what the new year holds in Westminster. It’s clear that the Government has decided to try and seize the agenda in 2012. Parliament has returned from its Christmas break and any MPs who were hoping for a quiet first week back will have been disappointed. But ...
FYI... Parliamentary Affairs blog
News, views and comment from the Parliamentary and Public Affairs team at JBP. Localism, planning issues, construction and development and the impact of local and national politics on all of us who work with communities in this sector.
2011 – A KNOCK OUT YEAR IN POLITICS
James Turgoose, Head of Parliamentary Affairs, reviews the winners and losers after a year of combat in Westminster that did not always follow the Marquess of Queensbury Rules. The London Olympics will host the traditional boxing competition next summer but 2011 has been a thumping year for British politics. Knock out blows have been launched, ...
David Waterhouse, head of local government affairs, considers the impact of the DCLG Select Committee report on the much criticised NPPF
“Unhelpfully vague” So, at the eleventh hour, the DCLG Select Committee has published its long awaited report into the Government’s draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). At the heart of this debate, which has been played out in the pages of the Daily Telegraph over the summer, is the “presumption in favour of sustainable development”. There ...
James Turgoose examines the impact of the Autumn Statement
When he came into office George Osborne was keen to differentiate himself from his Labour predecessors. One small change was to scrap the 'Pre-Budget Report' a Gordon Brown invention which gave the Chancellor an extra opportunity to gain the political limelight. Instead Mr Osborne returned to the more traditional and low key Autumn Statement. Well, if a week is a long time in ...
Full Speed Ahead?
The “political” problem for the Government is simple – HS2, if built, would slice through traditional Conservative heartlands in the Home Counties and Warwickshire.
PR blog
JBP’s Matt Wooldridge explains how PR is changing in the UK
JBP's Matt Wooldridge recently took part in a Worldcom Group event in South Africa. Here he shares his views on the changing PR landscape in the UK. ; The Worldcom Group is a partnership of global public relations firms that work together to provide seamless PR support nationally and internationally .
Discover Bristol
We came across this fantastic video celebrating the great city of Bristol today. I am sure you will agree that it is pretty impressive - we certainly enjoy it here! Take a look at the myriad of things that you can see, do and experience in Bristol.
More than just shaking a tin……
David Walliams completed his charity swim along the River Thames last week and received extensive media covered for his efforts. Hard to believe this is the Walliams whose rise to fame began with Little Britain and the polarising effect of the politically incorrect characters in the show.