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UK ‘Less Healthy Food’ Advertising Restrictions – What They Really Mean For Business
By Liam McCloy, Head of Public Affairs, EMEA Food Agribusiness Beverage Lead Image credit: Andres Castro via Unsplash The UK advertising restrictions relating to less healthy food (LHF) products on broadcast and paid online channels that went into effect at...
March 9, 2026 · Advertising, Food & Drink, HFSS, Less Healthy Food, LHF, UK Food Regulations
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The Patient Engagement Gap Your Competitors Are Closing
By Barry Sudbeck and Laura Musgrave Click the image to read the full report Here’s a question more pharma executives are asking: does patient engagement deliver measurable value, or is it primarily reputational? It’s a fair question. In an era where...
February 27, 2026 · Drug Development, Featured, Healthcare, Patient Engagement, Patient Evidence, Pharmaceutical, Rare Disease, Reports, Research
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FleishmanHillard UK appoints Lou Dalton as Health & Life Sciences Senior Partner, strengthening senior counsel for a rapidly evolving sector and fuelling further growth
FleishmanHillard UK today announces the appointment of Lou Dalton as Senior Partner for Health & Life Sciences, in a significant move to enhance senior advisory capacity within its largest and fastest-growing team at a time of heightened scrutiny, system pressure...
February 16, 2026 · Health & Life Sciences, New Hire, News
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FleishmanHillard Integrates Porter Novelli to Form a Stronger, More Specialised Global Communications Consultancy
The combination brings deeper sector expertise, faster access to solutions and greater scale to meet growing client complexity. As part of the realignment of Omnicom Public Relations, Porter Novelli is integrating as a dedicated brand into FleishmanHillard, uniting two industry-leading communications...
February 10, 2026
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Corporate Affairs Trends for 2026
We’re pleased to share our latest 2026 Corporate Affairs Trends Report. Building on last year’s forecast, this year’s trends reflect data, observation, and conversations with clients at a time when uncertainty, pressure on communications leaders, and expectations from executives and...
December 10, 2025 · Corporate Affairs, Featured, trends
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FleishmanHillard UK appoints Lou Dalton as Health & Life Sciences Senior Partner, strengthening senior counsel for a rapidly evolving sector and fuelling further growth
FleishmanHillard UK today announces the appointment of Lou Dalton as Senior Partner for Health & Life Sciences, in a significant move to enhance senior advisory capacity within its largest and fastest-growing team at a time of heightened scrutiny, system pressure...
February 16, 2026 · Health & Life Sciences, New Hire, News
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FleishmanHillard Integrates Porter Novelli to Form a Stronger, More Specialised Global Communications Consultancy
The combination brings deeper sector expertise, faster access to solutions and greater scale to meet growing client complexity. As part of the realignment of Omnicom Public Relations, Porter Novelli is integrating as a dedicated brand into FleishmanHillard, uniting two industry-leading communications...
February 10, 2026
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General Election Briefing – 4 essential things for organisations to consider
Whatever your views on the timing of the Prime Minister’s decision to call a UK General Election on 4th July, we are now in the throes of a campaign where many expect a Conservative defeat at the polls and the...
May 23, 2024 · PA, Politics, Public Affairs, Rishi Sunak, UK Politics
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Rishi’s Reshuffle: Suella’s Sacking and Cameron’s Comeback
After an underwhelming Party Conference season and a tense few days over former Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s unauthorised column in The Times, Monday’s reshuffle was a chance for the Conservative Party to turn around its fortunes ahead of the General...
November 15, 2023 · Conservative, David Cameron, Labour, Party Conference, Public Affairs, Reshuffle, Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman
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Sunak, Starmer and Sparkles: Who succeeded this Party Conference season?
A difference in atmospheres After much anticipation, party conference season for 2023 has now come to a close. With a smattering of policies and a touch of glitter, here is my take on what may well be the final...
October 12, 2023 · Labour, Labour Party Conference 2023, Party conference 2023, partyconference, partyconference2023, Public Affairs, publicaffairs
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UK ‘Less Healthy Food’ Advertising Restrictions – What They Really Mean For Business
By Liam McCloy, Head of Public Affairs, EMEA Food Agribusiness Beverage Lead Image credit: Andres Castro via Unsplash The UK advertising restrictions relating to less healthy food (LHF) products on broadcast and paid online channels that went into effect at...
March 9, 2026 · Advertising, Food & Drink, HFSS, Less Healthy Food, LHF, UK Food Regulations
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The Patient Engagement Gap Your Competitors Are Closing
By Barry Sudbeck and Laura Musgrave Click the image to read the full report Here’s a question more pharma executives are asking: does patient engagement deliver measurable value, or is it primarily reputational? It’s a fair question. In an era where...
February 27, 2026 · Drug Development, Featured, Healthcare, Patient Engagement, Patient Evidence, Pharmaceutical, Rare Disease, Reports, Research
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Corporate Affairs Trends for 2026
We’re pleased to share our latest 2026 Corporate Affairs Trends Report. Building on last year’s forecast, this year’s trends reflect data, observation, and conversations with clients at a time when uncertainty, pressure on communications leaders, and expectations from executives and...
December 10, 2025 · Corporate Affairs, Featured, trends
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Progress, not perfection: sustainability in the era of transparency and action
Sustainability has become a lightning rod for political debate in the past 12 months. However, our new research shows that sustainability remains a significant priority for businesses in the UK. In fact, two-thirds (66%) of UK business leaders report they...
October 23, 2025 · Communications, Reporting, Sustainability
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Leading in the era of the compounding crisis
Written by Nic Daley and Hannah Cambridge Navigating an organisation through a crisis has always been one of the most demanding requirements of executive leadership. We’ve walked alongside leaders as they’ve faced the toughest moments of their careers, with crises...
October 2, 2025 · crisis, Crisis and Issues Management, Report