by Darren Ennis | Oct 23, 2019 | Advocacy & Political, Issues & Crisis, News
Just under a year ago, I wrote a post arguing that a UK General Election was the only way to resolve Brexit once and for all. It now looks like two Prime Ministers later, three so-called ‘meaningful’ votes and 12 months of negotiations, Boris Johnson and...
by Darren Ennis | May 31, 2019 | Advocacy & Political, Issues & Crisis, News
The European Union’s own version of ‘Game of Thrones’ kicked off this week following the weekend’s European Parliament elections. The Liberal ALDE parties, and to a lesser extent the Greens, became the king and queen-makers in the formation of the new assembly and...
by Emily Scaife | Jan 29, 2019 | Advocacy & Political, Issues & Crisis, News
We’re told that ‘it’s good to talk’ but farmers haven’t always had the best reputation when it comes to communication (the ‘get off my land!’ stereotype has proved difficult to shake off). But, in truth, the farming industry has stepped up its game when it comes to...
by Matthew Willis | Jan 8, 2019 | Digital & Social, Issues & Crisis, News
You know the story. An unfortunate CEO forgets that the mike is switched on. A pensioner’s complaint is met with profanity by a disgruntled customer service rep, and goes viral on social media. A meaty substance of dubious origins is found in a TV dinner. Just some of...
by Darren Ennis | Dec 11, 2018 | Advocacy & Political, Issues & Crisis, News
While the UK media and the Whitehall bubble is all of a flutter today following Theresa May’s decision to postpone the meaningful vote on her #Brexit deal, there is little impact here in Brussels with EU officials and diplomats getting on with their day jobs, dealing...
by Darren Ennis | Nov 20, 2018 | Advocacy & Political, Issues & Crisis, News
Politicians like nothing more than an election or a fudge. But business does not. CEO’s require as much certainty as possible, so it was not surprising that most business leaders led by the CBI’s Carolyn Fairbairn welcomed the draft Brexit deal while the majority of...
