For months now, we’ve been hearing that the Conservative Party is on track to defeat the ruling Labour Party in the United Kingdom’s coming elections this spring. With that in mind, Fleishman-Hillard’s London office has created “Conservative Insight,” a handy Web site that provides everything you want to know (and probably more about the Tory [...]
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A Guide to the U.K.’s Conservative Party
Early Readings of Citizens United v. FEC
Here’s a dispatch from Bill Black, who oversees Fleishman-Hillard’s global public affairs practice (and who is traveling as I write this), on what the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday on Citizens United v. FEC might mean for companies’ and unions’ public affairs activities. He writes:
I am just returning from the annual National Grassroots Conference of [...]
Online Spending Low in 2009 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election
I came across an interesting article that examined online advertisement spending levels for both candidates in the recent New Jersey gubernatorial election, and the results are somewhat surprising. Neither candidate spent a significant portion of their budget on online advertisement, even though both ran online ads on state political Web sites for the bulk on [...]
A Conversation with Sir Christopher Meyer
Sir Christopher Meyer, a member of Fleishman-Hillard’s International Advisory Board and career veteran of the British diplomatic corps (he closed out his career in 2003 as Ambassador to the United States), was here in Washington today to share his views on emerging international trends. We’ve captured some of his thoughts in the following series of [...]
European Parliament Election Results
Fleishman-Hillard’s Brussels office has issued its own scorecard of the just-held European Parliament elections and their implications for business. The big take away:
Turnout (43%) was lower than 2004 (45%)
The European People’s Party (EPP), Centre-right Christian democrats, were the clear winners of the elections
The Centre-left Party of European Socialists (PES) suffered devastating losses for (especially in [...]
We’re not in Kansas anymore, Mr. Prime Minister
Most people wouldn’t associate The Wizard of Oz with economic policy.
But during a lecture at the Scottish Tory Party conference last Friday sponsored by Fleishman-Hillard Edinburgh, former Scottish Secretary of State Lord Michael Forsyth did just that. Applying the popular movie’s storyline to British economic policy, Forsyth interpreted the iconic tornado that sends Dorothy to [...]
The Power of Tribes
Seth Godin, a marketing expert, spoke at the most recent TED conference about the role that “tribes” play in social change. His premise:
I call it the idea of tribes. What tribes are is a very simple concept that goes back 50,000 years. It’s about leading and connecting people and ideas. And it’s something that people [...]
Why Dismissing Twitter is Short-Sighted
New developments in media and technology are often ignored and dismissed as passing fads, only to change the paradigm of how people work, live, and communicate. Time has shown that media and technology are inherently tied to progress. Time has also shown that those who ignore the evolution of communication mediums are destined to play catch [...]
Burris Loses Chief of Staff … and That’s the Least of His Problems
Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., has been in office for just a month, but he’s already lost at least lost one staffer.
The Politico says top aide Darrel Thompson is returning to the relative safety of the majority leader’s office.
“Three weeks ago I was temporarily detailed to serve as Chief of Staff to Senator Roland W. Burris. [...]
Energy and Environment: A New Day for the Federal Government
President-elect Obama’s slate of energy and environmental officials represents a new influx of pragmatic, experienced, scientifically based, and environmentally friendly leadership. But more importantly, they also signal that federal policy is about to take a drastic turn toward addressing climate change and promoting alternative energy.
To start, Energy Secretary-designate Steven Chu, a Nobel-prize winning physicist, has [...]
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