When it comes to AI, there are no shortages of hot takes on what it all means for society - for better and for worse.
by Alex Waddington
Read morea swollen arm, a theatre seat, and a tray of hot water: why i’m grateful for the nhs
Recently I have had two experiences that reminded me why we should be grateful for the NHS. One was moving. The other was painful and slightly scary.
by Russell Cartwright
Read moreall-new webinar: how to win an unaward
Winning an UnAward is a very special thing.
But how can you win one?
Find out exactly how by getting the inside track from past winners and current judges in this all-new webinar.
by Darren Caveney
Read morethe unawards 2025 are open!
The 10th annual UnAwards launch TODAY. They're the most exciting and accessible industry awards around. Now is not a time to quietly sit back and hope your organisation recognises and appreciates your efforts. Instead try and get yourself shortlisted for an UnAward to really put your work on the organisational map on this, the very special 10th anniversary of the UnAwards.
by Darren Caveney
Read morethe long, hard road of job search in 2025
After leaving a role in February 2025, I didn’t dream that it would take four months to land my next gig. As time ground on, I realised I wasn’t alone - there’s a sea of unused, untapped and unemployed skills out there with folks battling an increasingly difficult recruitment market. Is this the new job searching ‘normal’?
by Neil Hopkins
Read morehandling a crisis: rising from the ashes when it all goes up in smoke
There’s plenty of training and advice about being prepared for a crisis. And the biggest advice is to have a plan so that you know what to do. While you can’t be prepared for every eventuality, knowing you have a process for dealing with a crisis will put you in a better position when it happens.
by Andrew Broughton
Read morewhat do showaddywaddy, blue, culture club and toadfish from neighbours have in common?
how to prioritise your comms to focus on the things that are important
With resource, time and budgets shrinking, comms teams have to be super astute in how we plan if we are to make a difference to our residents.
by Lindsay Coulson
Read morethe butchers of bow
It is your first week as a press officer. What could go wrong? Steve Watkins recalls his baptism of fire in a pre-gentrified East End in the early 1990s.
by Steve Watkins
Read morewhat is your strategy, for you?
As professionals, we are skilled at writing plans and preparing strategies with SMART objectives in our work roles and everything else that goes with that. But here is what I am wondering: do we give time to developing a strategy for our own lives and careers?
by Ruby Bhattal
Read moreleaflet drops and the trust equation: rebuilding public confidence one doorstep at a time
When public trust is fragile and digital communication risks becoming noise, public sector communicators are searching for tools that cut through and connect. While much of the attention is rightly on digital transformation, sometimes it’s the tried-and-tested methods that prove to be the most powerful.
Enter: the humble leaflet.
by Graeme Davidson
Read more10 years a consultant: 10 x lessons and reflections
This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of setting up my consultancy business, Creative Communicators Ltd. So, it seemed like a good opportunity to reflect and share some nuggets which may be helpful to someone out there.
by Darren Caveney
Read moreweight management – how can comms combat misinformation?
Obesity is a pressing issue in the UK, and weight management medications are seen as a crucial step to reducing its impact on individuals and wider society. However, sensationalised media coverage often distorts the public’s understanding of health solutions, including weight management jabs, leading to an decreased uptake of potentially beneficial health interventions.
This blog post explores how we as communications professionals can ensure we’re providing accurate, reliable communications amid the spread of misinformation.
by Michael Mbabunu
Read moretonight matthew, I’m going to be...
Do you remember Stars in their Eyes – the TV programme where you step towards the curtains as Darren, a plumber from Aberdare, and emerge the other side as Elvis?
by Emma Northcote
Read more5 lessons from a year’s worth of fire service communication work
This will get you any job you ever want.
The words of the preeminent Zander Mills, a legend of the fire and rescue service communications world, and a very good friend, as he handed me our first ever South Yorkshire Fire Campaign Highlights document.
by Jack Grasby
Read moretime
Time. I never had enough of it. Policing and crime is mainly reactive and always has an element of crisis about it. The very nature of it means from one day to the next you never knew what would happen. Taking time out to attend awards events or even apply just didn’t feel achievable and that makes me sad now.
by Dee Cowburn
Read moremisunderstood at work? you might be narrating unreliably
Last week, I was preparing to lead a session of our work book club. We’d been reading Milkman by Anna Burns, a novel that’s famously challenging, darkly hilarious (in my opinion) and narrated by someone whose grip on memory, chronology and conversational accuracy is somewhat questionable.
by Eva Duffy
Read moreit’s time to move on from “more with less”
If you’ve been in public sector comms for the past 15 years you’ll have heard someone talk about how it’s important to “do more with less”.
by Ben Capper
Read morethe battle for trust: a public sector cup final
It’s March 16th and the clock at Wembley stands at 94 minutes. Newcastle United haven’t won a domestic trophy for more than 70 years and have just conceded a late goal in the latest in a long and forlorn series of doomed attempts.
by Ross Wigham
Read morethe unawards winners masterclass 2025 - your guide to the big day
It’s back - the best free learning event in the comms calendar - the UnAwards Winners Masterclass.
by Darren Caveney
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