Ukraine Independence Day statement
Today (24 August) marks the 31st Anniversary of Ukraine Independence Day and six months since the start of the war. We continue to stand in solidarity with the people of …
Hundreds help to improve representation in local public sector communications
More than 700 communications professionals have taken part in a survey about diversity in the UK local public sector communications industry.
Membership offer: e-shot’s email healthcheck
This is an offer from LGcomms partner e-shot. For more than 20 years our team of email experts have been helping our clients optimise their email campaigns and now we …
A masterclass in branding, campaigns and developing a commercial approach to communications
The latest session for the 2022-23 Future Leaders cohort brought us to the offices of Manchester City Council (MCC), a visit that seemed popular with the cohort’s strong and mighty North West contingent.
LGcomms: Fit for the future
Alix Macfarlane is Joint Chair LGcomms I find myself looking backwards and forwards as we reach another summer of living with Covid 19, the third summer since the pandemic changed …
Tackling inequality in public sector comms
The biggest ever survey of local public service communication teams has been launched by LGcomms in a bid to better understand diversity within the industry. The survey is first ever …
An update from Andy Allsopp
It’s become obligatory for politicians to produce 100-day reports about the whirlwind of activity and progress they’ve overseen since taking office. Well, I’m not a politician, so I’m taking the …
A question of diversity… (…and how you can help answer it)
The comms profession has a problem. OK – before you get out your own laundry list, the particular problem I want to talk about today is diversity. Diversity amongst comms …
LGcomms thanks PRCA for support as four-year relationship ends
LGcomms, the leading local authority and public service communications and marketing membership body, has thanked the PRCA for its support and development as the four-year relationship between the two draws …
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 …