by Whitehouse Communications | 19 May 2021 | Uncategorized
The recent Queens’ Speech and related briefing papers set out the government’s plans for new legislation. One of the Bills to be introduced will change the law on charities, how they are run, and how they are governed. New rules are on the way. The...
by Whitehouse Communications | 18 May 2021 | Communications, Education & Children's Services, Environment, European Union, Local Government, Politics, PR and Media Relations, Public Sector, Tory Leadership, Whitehouse News
“Don’t extrapolate too much from the Isle of Wight local election results.” So warns Whitehouse Communications Chair, Chris Whitehouse, writing on influential political blog site, Conservative Home. “Despite the Conservatives’ loss of overall...
by Whitehouse Communications | 12 May 2021 | Communications, Education & Children's Services, Employment, Energy, Energy and environment, Environment, Food & Drink, Food, Nutrition and Public Health, Health, Health and Social care, Human rights and equality, Justice, Local Government, Nutrition, Planning, Politics, PR and Media Relations, Public Sector, Transport, Transport and infrastructure, Welfare, Whitehouse News
The Queen’s Speech may have lasted only a few minutes and announced only a couple of dozen new Bills. But the full briefing document runs to 163 pages and contains a few unexpected surprises for policy wonks and political nerds like me. The full text of the...
by Whitehouse Communications | 11 May 2021 | Civil liberties, Communications, Health, Health and Social care
Commenting today on the publication of texts sent by David Cameron to Michael Gove, Whitehouse Communications Chair, Chris Whitehouse, says: “Whilst the nation was reeling under the impact of a deadly pandemic, Cameron appears to be perfectly willing to distract...
by Whitehouse Communications | 9 May 2021 | Communications, Energy, Energy and environment, Environment, Health, Health and Social care, Justice, Local Government, Whitehouse News
The State Opening of Parliament, with scaled back pageantry due to covid, is scheduled to take place on 11 May 2021. The State Opening marks the beginning of the parliamentary session. Its main purpose is for the monarch formally to open Parliament and, in the Queen’s...
