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28 Jul 2026
Social media takes the lead in wooing the next generation of voters
Downing Street meets the algorithm: can Andy Burnham’s social-first strategy win over Gen Z? ask Sofiat Kolawole and Rania Hassan
21 Jul 2026
Liability in the age of AI – what next for social media platforms?
Gina Watson reports on a recent expert discussion hosted by Fountain Court Chambers and DRD Partnership
16 Jul 2026
Attacks, accidents and downright lies: what are the new risks the UK is facing?
Jon McLeod and Lana Madkour reflect on the key takeaways from the updated National Risk Register.
10 Jul 2026
Charities face the test of a more divided Britain
The voluntary sector must gear up for a more conflicted world, argue Jon McLeod and Aryan Gazeri.
25 Jun 2026
DRD Partnership enters Chambers’ global rankings for crisis communications and retains UK Band 1 status for litigation communications and crisis PR
London-based strategic communications firm DRD Partnership has been ranked in Chambers and Partners’ global ranking for crisis PR for the first time. The accolade comes alongside the agency retaining its Band 1 standing for UK litigation communications and crisis PR and tier 3 ranking for global litigation communications.
24 Jun 2026
Why the time is right to fast-track the UK’s re-admission to the EU
Originally published by Encompass, this article explores why the EU should seize the moment to put UK re-admission firmly back on the political agenda.
24 Jun 2026
Good faith, on the record: communications risk in the UAE’s new negotiation duty
The UAE's new Civil Code reform has sparked considerable discussion among firms doing business in the country, much of it focused on legal mechanics. Lana Madkour explores a less examined consequence: what the new good-faith obligation means for how firms communicate during negotiations.
22 Jun 2026
The room outside the room: arbitration and the audiences beyond the tribunal
This article first appeared in ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes Magazine Issue 21
19 Jun 2026
DRD Partnership bags Portland’s litigation comms chief, Simon Pugh
Strategic communications consultancy, DRD Partnership, is pleased to announce that Simon Pugh has joined the firm as a Partner. Simon joins from Omnicom-owned Portland, where he was also a Partner and ran the litigation communications and disputes practice.
14 May 2026
Social media bans for under-16s: protection or a blunt instrument?
Will restricting children’s access to social media have the positive impact on their wellbeing that proponents suggest it will, asks Tom Fisher
8 Apr 2026
Grand Coalition, Real Risk? Labour, the Conservatives and the Politics of 2029
Jon McLeod and Aryan Gazeri explore how fragmentation on both the left and right, together with a more volatile international environment, could make a Labour–Tory grand coalition in 2029 a once unthinkable but increasingly conceivable outcome.
1 Apr 2026
Deepfake it ’til you make it
Freddie Eltringham and Oliver Simpson consider whether crisis communications teams need a new playbook to combat the complex threats of synthetic AI and deepfakes?
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