Really proud to have had some small involvement in work that we published yesterday, strengthening our commitment to anti-racism and making CQC an anti-racist organisation 1/3 #Health #Inequalities www.cqc.org.uk/news/cqc-pub...

Thinking about the Prime Minister's departure from a political communication perspective Whatever your thoughts on what the PM achieved (or didn't) there is a fair amount of consensus that the communication from himself and the administration was not working 1/6 #Comms #PR

We often hear a lot of corporate speak about empathy being important It can feel a bit disingenuous sometimes #Comms #PR #Leadership #Empathy samuelwallace.home.blog/2026/06/22/d...

Do it with feeling

Why empathy is vital, not a corporate buzzword The term ‘empathy is a superpower’ is repeated so often it can feel performative and disingenuous. But, if we strip away the cliche there is a fundame…

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The obvious question at the heart of this story is why wasn't this solution to a problem Co-designed with people who use services, their families and advocates? 1/2 #NHS #Health #MentalHealth #codesign www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

ICO watchdog opens inquiry into cameras in mental health patients’ bedrooms

Exclusive: Oxevision system used by 40% of NHS mental health trusts being scrutinised by information commissioner over privacy concerns

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I really hate this northeastbylines.co.uk/region/north... I get it's a way to keep funding for the arts but to bring everything back to economic development is such a reductionist approach Life is more than just the bottom line, art is the enrichment that takes us from survival to really living

Mayor takes new power over arts funding

Kim McGuinness will use new powers to reshape arts funding in the region to ensure it supports economic growth as well as enriching culture.

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I don't work in local government, but I've never felt more seen by a blog comms2point0.co.uk/comms2point0... #Comms #PR

the football manager problem in local government communications — comms2point0

There is an uncomfortable truth about being a Head of Communications in local government that we do not discuss nearly enough. Possibly at all, at least in public. by anonymous guest contributors

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Interesting and timely podcast www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-health-c... We can all see the growth of racism, both in it's occurrence but also it's severity across the country 1/2 #NHS #Health #Racism

HSJ Podcast: How racism hurts NHS services

We talk staff, racism, the funding squeeze and trust groups on this week's HSJ Health Check, live from NHS ConfedExpo in Manchester.

hsj.co.uk

Handsworth is now Green! 💚🥳 Huge congratulations to @edfreshwater.bsky.social!

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10mo ago

British.

Delighted that all 3 Green Party candidates are now a team of councillors, with @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social having been re-elected.

Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party@nickhartleygreen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Thank you for all the many messages and good wishes. You’re all brilliant, and I genuinely wouldn’t be doing this work without your support and encouragement. From residents across Byker, to @nclgreenparty.bsky.social colleagues, to friends and family - it’s all teamwork, working together.

Jeez. The Labour leader of Keir Starmer’s local council, Camden, has failed to win his seat, with the entire ward he stood in being won by the Greens.

🚨 GREEN MILESTONE 🚨 For the first time, the Green Party has 1,000 councillors 💚 Congratulations to Cllr Maxine Webb - the 1,000th Green Party councillor - on being elected to Norfolk County Council 🎉

Let's go Wales. £1 bus fares. Rent controls. Tomorrow is the day for a Greener Wales! 💚

Samsung family in South Korea pays off record $8bn inheritance tax bill. IHT rate is 50%. The family said that "paying taxes is a natural duty of citizens". It establishes a benchmark for others. Can you imagine the super-rich doing the same in the UK?

Samsung family pays off record $8bn inheritance tax bill

The bill is tied to the estate left by the firm's late chairman Lee Kun-hee, who died in October 2020.

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#GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen

Adrian Ramsay@adrianramsay.bsky.social · 3mo ago

On Thursday, you’ll have an important decision to make. The work of Councillors may not be glamorous and is often overlooked, but it has a real impact on daily life across our communities. I've written in East Anglia bylines on why you should vote Green this week.

I've been think a lot lately about resilience and why it doesn't work for me Some thoughts below, hope they're helpful for someone and if you have any thoughts on this let me know #Comms #PR #Resilience samuelwallace.home.blog/2026/05/04/i...

I’ve decided to be less resilient

Photo by Kamaji Ogino on Pexels.com I’ve been thinking a lot about resilience recently. Mostly because I’ve had to practice resilience a lot lately. Perhaps too much. Working in communications / PR…

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There is both a wonderful smallness and gentleness to Small Prophets Through this it shows us how the everyday can be fantastical apollo-magazine.com/small-prophe...

Small Prophets taps into the weird roots of English suburbia

Mackenzie Crook’s BBC sitcom perfectly conveys the contradictions of a realm where nothing much is allowed in public and anything can happen in private, writes Will Wiles

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This kind of approach could be more effective in delivering what people need, the challenge is that political necessity will often work counter to this Question is, how can we have policy that serves people's needs rather than politicians? #Health #NHS www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Why the NHS needs a ‘slow policymaking’ movement | The King's Fund

In a system bloated on fast-food-style policymaking, slowing down might be the most positive – and radical – step the government can take to improve health care.

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The current AI ecosystem feels reminiscent of early internet Decentralised, organic, democratic spaces Vs corporate, exploitative ones We know which way the Internet as a whole went, let's hope AI can be different restofworld.org/2026/frugal-...

Nations priced out of Big AI are building with frugal models

Amid a widening global divide in AI adoption, low-cost AI models that can deliver sovereignty and efficiency with a smaller environmental footprint are gaining ground.

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This is Apartheid. It's morally disgusting - and comes at the same time as Israel is committing an ongoing genocide. To see the Labour Government defend Israel repeatedly will horrify the British public - it cannot go on like this.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago

Israel’s death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote

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The Verge@theverge.com · 4mo ago

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

Project Hail Mary Fantastic film The universe is filled with infinite wonders, but the greatest of them is the connections we make with each other

Expected but naive geo-political strategy from Saudi Arabia On the surface, ensuring a regional competitor is removed seems sensible but in reality the instability created by this conflict and/or a collapsed Iran will be destructive for their strategy to diversify the economy

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago

Saudi Arabia urging US to keep up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms

Good article on the challenges of working in comms with dyslexia Much of the points in this piece feel relevant for anyone who's neuro diverse #Comms #PR www.allthingsic.com/managing-wit...

Managing with dyslexia as an internal communicator - All Things IC

From these conversations, I’ve learnt more about myself in terms of how I work and why. From these conversations, I’ve learnt more about myself in terms of how I work and why. The main reflection is t...

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Climate change deepening inequalities is well known. This is an area of that I hadn't considered before but feels obvious when you think about it #climatechange www.sixthtone.com/news/1018324...

Chinese Scientists Find Climate-Related Sleep Loss May Result in Economic Inequality

The study has the potential to inform fairer climate policy to reduce the effects of sleep loss due to global warming.

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🗣 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: “For a truly progressive government, a wealth tax needs to be a day one priority.” ✅️

This first half is typical Scotland Best chance at a title for 20 years and it's errors all over the pitch and no drive/desire #6Nations #Rugby #IREVSCO

Some interesting findings here What sticks with me most is the results on the speed vs oversight trade off 1/2 #AI #Health #NHS www.health.org.uk/features-and...

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Interesting article Spot on in it's articulation of the problem, people in PR do a great job 'selling' the value of the organisations they work for but often miss the opportunity to do so for our profession Both publicly but also within our organisations influenceonline.co.uk/2026/02/20/h...

Has the PR industry failed to execute its own PR effectively enough?

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The King is mad