Monthly Archives: January 2022

Can politics and crisis management go hand in hand?

Crisis communication should be built on honesty and integrity. It is only when people have trust and confidence in those responding that you can move forward. Continue reading

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Taking it slowly

One minute we are wearing face masks, being told to work from home and to be cautious about an infectious Covid-19 variant. Then overnight we are out of masks, back on the daily commute to the office and can resume … Continue reading

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The times are changing

There must be a change in the culture and the way people work in and around Downing Street and Whitehall. The old ways of doing things are not acceptable any more and change is needed. Continue reading

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A war of words

People listening to the ‘war’ analogy may have the mistaken view that there will be an end date. A point where the war ends and the virus disappears, and that we can use for future days of remembrance. Continue reading

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Is it time to leave public sector communication?

The pandemic has demanded a lot and left people exhausted with little resilience to face the next wave. I continue to be concerned about the toll that the pandemic has had on public sector communicators. Continue reading

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