by Chris Rogers | 10 Mar 2017 | Economy, Politics
No-one ever said the job of Chancellor was easy. Philip Hammond has been finding that out the hard way since Wednesday. Criticised by many among his own Conservative ranks, and now the subject of a campaign by The Sun to quash the increase in National Insurance...
by Chris Rogers | 30 Sep 2016 | Economy, European Union, Politics
International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox has insisted that future British trade with the EU will be “at least as free” as it currently is, suggesting it would be to Europe’s detriment not to reach such an agreement as part of Brexit negotiations. In his first major...
by Chris Rogers | 18 Aug 2016 | Education & Children's Services, Employment
In the midst of summer holidays, the Olympics and the Labour Party’s seemingly never-ending leadership contest, there are still civil servants in the depths of Whitehall churning out policy papers. For many departments these will be focusing on what on earth to...
by Chris Rogers | 31 Mar 2016 | Employment, Politics, Whitehouse News
With the Whitehouse team having recently launched its diversity work experience initiative for 2016, Managing Director Helen Munro comments for the PRCA blog on the need for the public affairs and communications industries to better reflect the diversity within...
by Chris Rogers | 15 Mar 2016 | Economy, Local Government, Politics, Public Sector
Tomorrow the Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver one of the more challenging Budgets he’s had to present in the last six years. The economic situation is by no means as bad as back in 2010, when it turned out then Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Bryne...