South Gloucestershire Council: Local Plan: JBP initial political analysis
Company Director, and long-time East Fringe South Gloucestershire resident, James Hinchcliffe considers the political takeaways from South Gloucestershire’s publication of their Local Plan. The new South Gloucestershire Council Cabinet has published its proposed blueprint for homes, employment, and infrastructure up to 2040. The Lib-Lab coalition partners will meet on 13 November 2023 to agree to move […]
Conference 2023 round-up: ‘Build more homes’ say Young Liberals in defeat for Davey
As the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference draws to a close, JBP Political Analysis Team members Matt Gilling and Matthew Roberts reflect on the key takeaways from the conference on the built environment sector. Want to know more about how this could impact your projects nationwide? Get in touch with Matt and Matthew today.
JBP announces new visual communications service – Brilliant Print!
JBP announces new visual communications service – Brilliant Print! Leading national PR business JBP has launched a new visual communications service – Brilliant Print, a full content, design and print production division as well as a build solution for promotional stands and banners. The company, which is the largest PR and stakeholder engagement business in the South West is broadening its range […]
UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Government bypasses the International Trade Committee to speed deal through Parliament
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has yesterday laid the UK-Australia free trade agreement (FTA) before Parliament, triggering a period of scrutiny under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act. This marks the formal process for Parliamentarians to ratify the deal. However, this action has caught the ire of the International Trade Committee (ITC – a Parliamentary […]
‘After the Mayor’s show’ – Bristol goes back in time with decisive referendum result
Our Strategic Engagement Director, James Hinchcliffe, explores the outcome of the May 2022 Bristol mayor referendum and the implications for the city: A decade after a dramatic referendum to introduce a Mayor for Bristol, the voters performed a dramatic U-Turn yesterday (5 May 2022). They expressed a clear, overwhelming preference to rewind the clock over 20 […]
JBP launches a new communications operation to support climate action and net-zero ambitions
JBP, a national strategic communications business with bases in Bristol and Westminster, has launched a new service dedicated to mobilising, generating and promoting positive action amongst organisations and communities to address climate change. JBP launches Climate Communications Climate Communications, which will be headed up by JBP’s managing director Chris Lawrance, will provide strategic and tactical […]
Seducing through curiosity: Telling the story of Tin Drum’s Medusa
by Nick O’Hara The project: promoting Medusa, the latest creation from mixed reality studio Tin Drum. The challenge: explaining esoteric artistic content delivered through the innovative, and virtually unknown medium of immersive reality. It was the media preview the next day, the show – already sold out – was to open in two days’ time, and we […]
3 steps to making a successful trade association
Trade associations are formed when businesses in an industry set aside competing interests for common goals, shared ambitions, and industry gains. Associations can vary in size and membership structures but always aim to champion the work undertaken by the sector and head off any challenges on the horizon. As the secretariat of one of the […]
Purpose and values are great, but is it human?
During a recent conversation with an industry peer, I was asked my opinion on ‘purpose-washing’. This is a current trend amongst companies and brands picking a cause to target the audience with a campaign proving why they care and, as a by-product, promoting themselves. As with green-washing and rainbow-washing, companies are increasingly trying to do good […]
What is an APPG and what is its purpose?
What is an APPG? All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups that have no official status within Parliament. They are run by and for Members of the Commons and Lords, though many choose to involve individuals and organisations from outside Parliament in their administration and activities. (Parliament, 2021) APPGs vary enormously in size and […]