Blogs
September 24, 2026
Lloyd Lewis-Protheroe looks at Andy Burnham’s early months in Downing Street and asks whether his politics of optimism can withstand the harder realities of government. From public spending and taxation to immigration and geopolitical pressures, he explores the challenges now confronting the Prime Minister.
September 23, 2026
After a few days in Brighton, Gabriella Franklin and Katharine Quigg consider the criticism facing Sir Ed Davey, what the party actually spent its conference talking about and the curious position of the Liberal Democrats in an increasingly fragmented political landscape.
September 22, 2026
Andy Burnham has had a good summer. Arriving in Downing Street on 20 July, he deployed his well-known communication skills alongside some slim, but meaningful policy announcements to give the Labour Party its first lead in the polls for two years.
September 8, 2026
In the first of our series of blogs during party conference season, Tom Bromwich reflects on what Reform UK’s conference revealed about a party entering a new phase. With greater elected representation but softer polling, growing scrutiny over party standards and an increasingly detailed policy platform, the conference highlighted both Reform’s ambitions for government and the institutional challenges it still needs to resolve.
September 4, 2026
As the debate over Rosebank and Jackdaw intensifies, Gabriella explores the difficult trade-offs between energy security, jobs, investment and climate commitments. It looks beyond the political rhetoric to test what each project could realistically deliver for the UK, and what their approval or rejection would mean for the North Sea transition.
August 14, 2026
With the Sentencing Act nearing full implementation, the government is increasingly turning to electronic monitoring and community sentencing as part of its response to Britain’s prison overcrowding crisis. Aarav Tanguturi examines whether the technology is capable of delivering public safety and what this shift could mean for the private sector.
August 6, 2026
Our Lead Digital Campaigner, Andrew Credgington explores whether voters are returning to the status quo of the legacy parties or if the spread of votes amongst emerging parties means a coalition is inevitable?
July 31, 2026
Earlier this year, the government declared that it had delivered 38 of the 50 recommendations in its AI Opportunities Action Plan. Yet there is still no dedicated AI Bill before Parliament. Katia Leca examines Britain’s flexible regulatory model and the growing case in favour of a common statutory foundation.
July 24, 2026
The old London playbook is officially obsolete. Driven by tight domestic budgets, cost-of-living pressures, and shifting global trust, Westminster has traded moralistic, values-first internationalism for a tough, transactional pragmatism.
To secure trade deals, attract investment, or build strategic influence today, our Account Manager Tom Bromwich argues that those vying for it should stop appealing to Whitehall’s altruism and start solving its domestic economic puzzle. From framing aid as mutual self-interest to leveraging soft power and reliability, here is how diplomats can adapt to Britain's pragmatic turn and move from asking for favours to securing a seat at the table.