Former Trimedia director Andy Martin has become a director of public affairs at communications consultancy PPS Group to help spearhead its ambitious growth plans.
Rowena Collins and Helen Roache, two of his senior colleagues, have also joined as associate directors. In an agreed deal, clients Land Securities and Barratt Homes have followed the team.
Over the last [...]
As well as sneaking out the final version of PPS4 on 29th December, the Government have recently published a consultation on a new PPS covering Development Management; Proactive Planning from Pre-Application to Delivery.
The consultation primarily comprises some of the key recommendations of the Killian Pretty Review (in time honoured fashion the Government is continuing to [...]
I have recently come across the notion of ‘hyperbolic discounting’, a concept in behavioural economics that describes the tendency to weigh immediate costs too heavily and ignore long-term benefits. I can’t help noticing it among some of my colleagues.
I have always been a glass half-full type of guy. In behavioural economic terms, I guess I [...]