Issue thirteen | The Greens are growing and so is the pressure on Polanski

Issue twelve | Did Labour Conference Offer ‘Hope Again’?

Issue eleven | Reform's race against the clock - too far, too fast

Following the Reform Party Conference, Former Brexit Party and Conservative Party MEP Lucy Harris shares her reflections on Reform's credibility strategy, current polling, and whether the party still has time to move the needle.

Issue ten | ‘The People’s Army’ continues to march, but does it understand how to expand?

Issue nine | When Birnam Wood Moves: The Fall of Starmer and the Rise of Burnham

Andy Burnham’s victory in Makerfield has triggered a political earthquake. A new Labour era is already taking shape.

Issue eight | This is the era of multi-party politics – business must adapt

Last week wasn’t a moment of protest - it was a structural reconfiguration of the UK’s political architecture. From the rise of Reform UK in industrial heartlands and former Conservative shires to the Green Party’s urban surge and the shift away from Labour in Wales, the old rules of engagement no longer apply. Implications for corporate strategy, investment, and government relations are significant.

Issue seven | Unpacking the Spring Statement

In a deliberately low-key address set against a backdrop of global economic fragility, Chancellor Rachel Reeves sought to project stability and certainty, pointing to positive economic data as evidence the economy is turning a corner on her watch.

Issue six | Starmer survives - but for how long?

A government that swept to power with a commanding majority now finds itself in crisis. Rt Hon Jonathan Ashworth, UK Chairman, Public Affairs, Weber Shandwick, asks: can the Prime Minister weather the storm, or has Labour’s moment already passed?

Issue five | From Popularity to Power: why Conservative-to-Reform defections matter for governing credibility

Lucy Harris, Senior Advisor, Weber Shandwick and former Brexit Party and Conservative Party MEP suggests that recent Conservative defections to Reform UK represent a critical shift in enabling the party to move from being seen as a protest movement to a credible governing party in waiting.

Issue four | A traditional Labour Budget: at what cost?

Rachel Reeves’ highly anticipated Budget2025 delivered cost-of-living measures and underlined Labour’s values but what are the trade-offs? In our latest Political Forecast, Jonathan Ashworth unpacks the key measures, market reaction and the political dividing lines shaping the path to the next election.

Issue three | Reeves’ Budget: the political and fiscal challenges ahead

Jonathan Ashworth, UK Chairman, Public Affairs, Weber Shandwick, examines the pressures shaping the Budget, the tax measures most likely to feature, and whether Labour can show progress on growth and the cost of living while preserving vital political capital ahead of the next election.

Issue two | Conservative Party Conference: Kemi buys herself time

In the second edition of the Political Forecast, Laura Gabb, Head of Public Affairs, UK at Weber Shandwick, unpacks Kemi Badenoch’s speech at this week’s Conservative Party Conference.

Issue one | Labour Conference: Insights & Implications

Jonathan Ashworth, UK Chairman, Public Affairs, Weber Shandwick shares his perspective on key moments and leadership dynamics from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, and explores implications for business.