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Date: Wednesday 7th March Time: 5.45pm for a 6pm start, with a drinks reception from 7.15pm Location:  Institute for Government, 2 Carlton Gardens, London, SW1Y 5AA  (map)  Will the Government use the Leveson Inquiry as an opportunity to ‘reset the clock’ in its relationship with the media?    In the wake of the phone hacking scandal, the question of whether government should regulate...

Does the media really influence the government as much as we think it does? That was the question for Alastair Campbell, former director of communications and strategy to Tony Blair, and Chris Mullin, political diarist and former Labour minister.  Between them, they pointed to: - The “corrosive” effect of the media often trivialising politics and turning it into a “soap opera” - The eff...

Ben Lyons

Visit our Media and Government microsite Tom Watson, the MP with the greatest “Klout”, Conservative Home’s Tim Montgomerie, CEO of Twitter analysis site Tweetminster Alberto Nardelli and executive director of online campaigns site 38 degrees, David Babbs joined Fishburn Hedges and the Institute for Government to debate how Twitter can affect government policy.  A key consideration was the ...

The era of consumers making quick and safe payments using contactless cards and mobile phones is finally upon us thanks to the rapid development of technologies such as Near Field Communication (NFC). On November 30, Fishburn Hedges and AMV brought together key players in the mobile payments field to answer questions about the future of mobile payments, the risks and opportunities for various sect...

Newspapers, broadcast and social media are inter-related, according to the panel at our recent event. They all matter. Conventional media is still pre-eminent, even though print readership (especially local) is in decline. Blogging is still evolving, and could even be withering to some extent, while Twitter is a very effective conduit to comment and opinion.     It has been a tumultuous year ...

With the Autumn Statement due on 29th Nov, we gathered together a panel at The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to discuss what’s next for the economy. The speakers were: Jesse Norman MP (Con), Hereford and South Herefordshire Nick Pearce, Director of IPPR John Longworth, Director-General of the British Chambers of Commerce Chair: Laura Kuenssberg, ITV News Business Editor   The ...

On 12th September, the most significant changes to British financial services since the deregulation of the late 1980s were proposed in a report by the Independent Commission on Banking. The following day, we hosted a distinguished panel of speakers who discussed the likely impact for British business and the wider economy.  On the panel: Michael Fallon MP, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative P...

Last week saw the start of summer recess. It also saw draw to a close what have been a turbulent few months for the Government’s health reforms.   We took a moment to reflect on where we’ve come from and where we’re going with the reforms. Our roundtable event last Thursday drew together opinions from across the public, private and voluntary sectors on what the changes to the Health and So...

Consumers can look forward to a day when they can trust the financial advice they are given, we heard today at our event looking at the biggest shake up in the way financial advice is offered when the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) comes into force.   The speakers were: • James Daley, editor of Which? Money • Gavin Lumsden, editor-in-chief, Citywire The key points were: • The RDR i...