Green New Deal, an Indian variant and fears for European football
Boris cancels trip to India Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled a scheduled trip to India this week after the emergence of a new variant in the country was linked to India’s recent surge in Covid cases. The country has been reporting over 200,000 cases per day since the middle of April, the capital Delhi […]
Troops out of Afghanistan and more Greensill gossip
Dame Shirley Williams Former Labour cabinet minister and one of the ‘Gang of Four’ Baroness Shirley Williams has died at the age of 90. A former Paymaster General and Secretary of State for Education when a Labour MP, Shirley left the Party in 1981 and formed the SDP along with Roy Jenkins, David Owen and […]
Tensions in Northern Ireland and over the vaccine, tributes paid to Dame Cheryl Gillan
Dame Cheryl Gillan The Conservative MP for Chesham and Amersham, Dame Cheryl Gillan, has died at the age of 68. The former Secretary of State for Wales had been an MP since 1992 and was joint Chair of the 1922 Committee. After her initial election, she was a minister at the Department of Education in John Major’s government, […]
George Floyd’s trial, vaccinations and trouble in the Suez Canal
George Floyd’s murder trial begins Court proceedings against the policeman on trial for the murder of George Floyd began in central Minneapolis this week. Derek Chauvin, who denies murder and manslaughter charges, could face up to 40 years in prison if found guilty. Mr Floyd’s death sparked protests around the world, with demonstrators […]
Back-tracking Boris, Asylum reform and Sturgeon the survivor
Reform to asylum seeker rules imminent Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced landmark reforms to the process by which those seeking to claim asylum in the UK can do so. The reforms, which Labour say lack both compassion and competence, afford greater entitlements to those who arrive in the UK through the proper channels rather […]
A by-election, falling emissions and Global Britain
Hill resignation triggers red wall election Hartlepool MP Mike Hill has resigned with ‘immediate effect’ after it was revealed he had used taxpayer money to challenge sexual harassment claims made against him. The 57-year-old Labour MP’s resignation comes two years after he was suspended by the Party over allegations of sexual harassment and unfair dismissal and four years after […]
NHS Pay, vaccine diplomacy and £37bn gone without a trace
Row over NHS pay intensifies The backlash over the Government’s decision to raise NHS pay by only 1% has rumbled on for a second week. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has challenged the Prime Minister to put it to a vote in Parliament, saying that: ‘Even his own MPs know he’s got this wrong’. Boris […]
Sturgeon in hot water, expenses and the budget
Sturgeon in hot water Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has faced calls to resign over new revelations in the Alex Salmond saga. Two former aides refuted her version of events and it was revealed that lawyers for the SNP advised the government that it was likely to lose any legal case they bring against the former First Minister. With a little […]
Ain’t no Stopping us Securing Press Coverage for Oak Tree Mobility
There wasn’t anything stopping us securing national and regional press coverage for our client, Oak Tree Mobility, with our latest PR campaign designed to support the launch of their new TV ad which epitomises the can-do attitude of today’s modern grandparent. Working with OnePoll, our national study of 2,000 grandparents provided fresh insight into the […]
JBP unlocks major national coverage for the Master Locksmiths Association
JBP has undertaken a highly successful consumer communications campaign for the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA) to raise awareness of the number of rogue locksmiths operating in the marketplace and charging customers more than six times the going rate. Working closely with the MLA, JBP devised a research-led initiative to establish data and examples of customers that had […]