Blog: why should we prioritise our politicians?
I’ll be honest with you – local politics used to baffle me. Upper tier, lower tier, counties, districts, unitary authorities, combined authorities…don’t even get me started on parish and town …
Blog: Let’s get Phygital
I really love digital. It’s probably fairly obvious from my job title. Most of my working life has been spent shouting the virtues of digital platforms, their ability to target …
Blog: Six TikTok lessons for public sector comms teams
Back when banana bread was in vogue and pandemic protections were still a thing, my team and I took a cold look at our social strategy. The results sent us …
Blog: Is your level of trust with residents missing the mark?
A positive citizen experience underpins behavior change, advocacy, and most importantly, trust. But trust in National Government isn’t great. From a high of 51% in May last year, levels of …
Andy Allsopp appointed LGcomms Chair for 2022
LGcomms has appointed Essex County Council’s Andy Allsopp as its Chair for 2022 following its Annual General Meeting. Andy Allsopp succeeds Alix Macfarlane who served a two-year term as LGcomms …
Blog: The Online Safety Bill
What it means for local government comms and other public sector organisations The Online Safety Bill – a world-first piece of legislation from the UK government – aims to make …
Blog: Reflecting on great leadership is more than academic
Meeting online for the next element of academic study with Professor Paul Willis and the 2022 Future Leaders cohort felt a bit like logging on to one of those digital …
Blog: Speaking plainly
The value of accessibility for public sector websites Recent research indicates that less than 1% of website home pages are likely to meet standard accessibility requirements. If you’re not addressing …
Blog: The academic element starts for Future Leaders 2022
The morning after the day before, on the journey back across the Pennines, I had a slight but irritating pain in my neck. The sleep in an unfamiliar hotel bed …
Blog: Lessons from a social media expert
We’ve all had one of those days – feeling uninspired, struggling to find something interesting to say about the same old thing and too busy to bring that dry and …