Coalition 2.0? Her Majesty the Queen opened the new session of Parliament last week. The formal pomp and ceremony gave way to the traditional feisty debate in the House of Commons later on the same day. The Speech had been billed as the second phase of the Coalition ...
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.
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2012 – LABOUR’S RETURN
James Turgoose, Head of Parliamentary Affairs, reviews the local election results and what they mean for the Coalition. So, what have we learnt from the local elections last week? Well, Labour are a competitive political force again and, perhaps more importantly for him, Ed Miliband’s leadership is secure until the General Election. Ed Miliband will be reassured that ...
Smith Square Review – 20th April 2012
With all due Respect George Galloway made his first contribution at Prime Minister’s Question Time this week as the Respect MP for Bradford West following his shock by-election victory. His inaugural question regarded, unsurprisingly, the timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan. ...
Smith Square Review – 13 April 2012
Labour see red Labour's shock defeat at the Bradford West by-election to Respect's George Galloway seems to still be causing major reverberations within the Labour Party. Some senior figures inside the Shadow Cabinet are said to be questioning the financial and political viability of ...
‘Rewarding Work’ – Budget Summary March 2012
The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne presented his third Budget to the House of Commons on 21 March 2012. The Chancellor argued that his plans would reward work: "This Budget supports working families and helps those looking for work. It unashamedly backs business. And it is on the side of aspiration: those who want to do ...
PR blog
JBP to launch the UK’s first compact food waste treatment plant
Burdens, the Bristol headquartered civil engineering and environmental technology business, has appointed JBP PR & Parliamentary Affairs to launch its new small scale anaerobic digestion (AD) system for food waste treatment, which is a UK first and creates power, heat and biofertiliser. JBP will be undertaking a proactive and highly ...
JBP pledges support to Bristol Green Capital bid 2014
JBP is proud to have pledged its commitment to Bristol’s bid to become European Green Capital 2014. Bristol is the only UK city to be shortlisted for this coveted title, currently held by Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain. The award is given to a city ...
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 .