Features
'Let's get some interns in...'
Public affairs agencies’ use of interns is increasing – so, in these difficult economic times, does this mean the industry is being kept afloat by inexperienced, low-paid non-staff? Adam Hill investigates
Desination: Liverpool
With the Liberal Democrats now in coalition government, many lobbyists find themselves with bridges to build at the party’s annual conference in Liverpool in less than three months’ time, writes Adam Hill
INDUSTRY SURVEY - RESULTS AND COMMENT
What do public affairs professionals think of the coalition government’s commitment to a statutory register of lobbyists? What will the coalition mean for PA budgets? ComRes asked 285 PA pros these questions, and others, between 19-21 May on behalf of Public Affairs News. Here are the results in ful...
Lobbyists turned law-makers
232 of Britain’s 650 MPs were not in the previous Parliament. Public Affairs News highlights the 30 who have moved from lobbying/communications jobs or have strong links with the sector
What does Brussels think of the election?
Public Affairs News asks eight consultancy lobbyists how closely EU specialists have been watching events in Westminster
Results to look out for on election night
About 100 current or former lobbyists/PR professionals are standing in the election – some are shoo-ins, many haven’t a cat in hell’s chance. Here are the constituencies to watch out for (and why), as the votes are counted
Will the bonfire of the quango-lobbyists take light?
Both the main parties have pledged to outlaw ‘government lobbying government’. Adam Hill asks if their words will turn into deeds
Desperately seeking ideas...
With the general election just weeks away and the economy still relatively grim, what does the future hold for think-tanks? Adam Hill reports
Is the 'lobbying' agency DEAD?
Public affairs agencies are increasingly expanding into other areas of communications. So are we seeing the death of the ‘pure’ lobbying consultancy? Adam Hill investigates
‘We should stop demonising lobbyists’
Roger Helmer MEP, who has been a Conservative MEP for the East Midlands since 1999, explains why he engages with lobbyists
