New research from Baylor University in the US reports that the public relations practice industry is failing to prepare practitioners for management.

The launch of No 10 North and the growth of combined authorities signal a shift in where power sits in England. As decision-making moves beyond Westminster, communications professionals will need local knowledge, regional credibility and a new model of influence.

Radio and TV newsroom still sets the news agenda, carried directly and by online intermediaries into social media feeds.

The conversation about AI and agency pricing is important but it's focused on the wrong problem.

When Andy Burnham opened No.10 North, much of the commentary focused on politics. What does that mean for communications?

AI’s shortcomings are pulling senior practitioners into tactical work, with consequences for the management role, the economics of the function, and how the next generation learns.

Communications teams are being asked to use AI to cut budgets, but this delivers weak returns, ignores the work AI is creating, and misses the strongest investment case the function has had in years.

In the first of three guest posts, Stuart Baird argues that Andy Burnham's No. 10 North is a signal that government is heading back towards place. The real test of regionalism is whether it changes lives, not structures.

The Wadds Inc. Summer Annual - our mid-year report on corporate communication and public relations - raises an uncomfortable question about who is equipped to act on it.

The first independent economic study of the UK public relations sector settles the question of scale and speaks in terms that management and other disciplines understand.

The so-called seat at the table issue masks a bigger legitimacy gap for public relations within management. It's both a vertical and horizontal challenge.

Last week comms teams got the tactical messaging right; now comes the harder work of building the narrative that makes climate central to your strategy.

The Reuters Institute’s 15th Digital News Report was published last week. Read it as a communicator, not a journalist or publisher, and review your media and channel planning.

Deloitte’s fourth Corporate Affairs Report finds a function being recast as a growth driver, but the gap between ambition and operational maturity is stark.

There’s a lot to be said for taking a long view of a subject; gaining the perspective of time and tracing how an industry develops and evolves.

A UK government review says the bottom rungs of the career ladder have been removed for a generation. A study of AI in public relations spotlights the issue in my own industry.

My research is uncovering the emotional weight that senior communications work carries. It's a cost that is rarely named, but one I have come to know from the inside.

The USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations‘ 2026 Global Communication Report is the most useful data I’ve read this year on when organisations speak out and when they don’t.

A chapter I wrote six months ago about GEO has just been published. The science is settling. The risks are clearer, and the opportunity may be bigger than I argued.

AI for Public Relations is published today. There is cake. There is also a much bigger conversation ahead for the industry.