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

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.

The 2026 Communication Management Radar is a useful read of the communications environment. Take it as an invitation to step up.

AI is great for abstraction and synthesis but it is a bin fire for the human voice. Here's how to manage it.

What does it actually take for communications to be recognised as a strategic management discipline? I’m getting closer to an answer.

Ten signals, ten failures of interpretation and a pattern that communications leaders and management can't afford to ignore.

There is a growing body of evidence showing that reputation has financial value. What’s still missing is proof of how public relations contributes to it.