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19 Jul 2024
Climate, defence, and competitiveness: Europe’s new direction under old management
Ursula von der Leyen’s re-election as European Commission President spells a renewed focus by the EU on climate, competitiveness and defence, argues DRD Senior Adviser, Tamlin Vickers
12 Jul 2024
Disinformation and crisis: how to combat the PR “dark arts”
Michael Rose examines how AI-generated disinformation and coordinated reputational attacks are reshaping the threat landscape for business - and sets out the legal and communications toolkit needed to respond effectively
9 Jul 2024
DRD Summer School 2024: a glimpse into the future with hands-on experience
DRD partnered with Future First to give eight brilliant young sixth formers the opportunity to learn about communications, the courts, the public sector, and the law through our Summer School.
2 Jul 2024
Starmer’s inbox: can Labour deliver on net zero?
Jon McLeod and Toby Chapman assess the scale of Labour's net zero ambitions and the fiscal, political, and planning obstables that will determine whether an incoming Starmer government can deliver on them ahead of COP29 in Baku
26 Jun 2024
DRD ranked in Tier 1 by Chambers & Partners
DRD Partnership has been ranked as a leading firm for both Litigation PR & Communications and Crisis PR & Communications by Chambers and Partners.
25 Jun 2024
Starmer’s inbox: the local government funding crisis
Jon McLeod and Nathan Ashley argue that local authorities face a funding crisis so severe that urgent structural reform must be a priority for any incoming government
18 Jun 2024
Starmer’s inbox: why Labour’s growth ambitions rest on its industrial strategy
Jon McLeod and Ed Bowie examine whether Labour's industrial strategy can generate the sustained economic growth the party is counting on to fund its public services agenda
12 Jun 2024
Starmer’s inbox: can Labour’s foreign policy match its global ambitions?
Jon McLeod and Harry Webster assess how Labour's doctrine of 'progressive realism' would reshape the UK's approach to Europe, China, defence, and climate diplomacy — and whether philosophical ambition can be translated into a coherent and deliverable foreign policy programme
5 Jun 2024
Starmer’s inbox: prescription for change – what’s Labour’s cure for the public health crisis?
Jon McLeod and Gina Watson examine the scale of the UK's public health emergency and the difficult policy decisions that an incoming Labour government would need to confront to begin addressing it
30 May 2024
Starmer’s inbox: the higher education funding crisis and what Labour must do
Jon McLeod and Freddie Eltringham examine how funding pressures, free speech debates, and national security concerns pose immediate and interconnected challenges for Labour's higher education agenda
17 May 2024
Reputation management for clients: combining PR and legal strategy – Insights from ThoughtLeaders4
DRD Partnership's Kate Miller joins a panel at the ThoughtLeaders4 conference to explore how organisations can navigate complex reputation challenges through an integrated approach to PR and legal strategy
8 May 2024
Why politics matters: Labour’s Jess Phillips MP on energising disengaged voters in the General Election
The Birmingham MP says the Party must implement robust plans to inspire hope in the country, focusing on giving voters "a big vision" to believe in
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