PPS helped secure a planning committee consent in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea last night. The re-development by Martin’s Properties will create a new restaurant and residential units on the King’s Road in Chelsea.
PPS helped secure a planning committee consent in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea last night. The re-development by Martin’s Properties will create a new restaurant and residential units on the King’s Road in Chelsea.
Key Issues and Analysis
This morning saw the anticipated release of the Scottish Parliaments Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee report on the ‘’Achievability of the Scottish Governments renewable energy targets’’. Whilst the conclusion of the report agrees that the Scottish Governments target to develop the renewables industry and generate 100% of Scotland’s electricity by 2020 is [...]
In honour of the 2012 Scottish Waste and Resources conference taking place in Glasgow this week, we hear from PPS Directors Donald Anderson and Rebecca Eatwell on their thoughts on the sector.
Director of Peel Environmental, Myles Kitcher who is bringing forward two waste projects in the Glasgow area also gives his thoughts.
We hope to see [...]
The Liberal Democrats have a quirky old way of doing things. Whilst they may herald the fact its membership decides party policy as a triumph for democracy, it has a habit of putting Clegg and his ministerial colleagues in rather awkward political positions.
This morning, in their traditional final-day “emergency motion” debate, the conference hall called [...]
Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange yesterday hosted a Public Sector Expo where PPS director, Donald Anderson delivered a masterclass on reputation and communications. Donald’s session focused on three key areas:
• The importance of social media and digital change
• Aligning policy, practice and communications
• Messaging – Remind, Reassure, Reward
Other contributors included John Swinney MSP, Cabinet [...]
Next week, PPS director Charles St. George will present at a Consultation Institute event on ethics. Charles’ session entitled ‘Ethical Dilemmas’ will address whether genuine consultation and lobbying can coexist?
Other speakers include 38 Degrees’ David Babbs and a representative from The National Trust.
The event Consultation Culture and the Public Affairs Industry takes place at Bircham Dyson [...]
Labour gains most across the country but loses the big prize in London
Going into this year’s local elections, two things were certain: that the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were going to lose seats to Labour and the smaller fringe parties; and that spinsters from each party would be out in force claiming that they had [...]
Mayoral contest and GLA elections enter the home straight
Londoners may have noticed tube posters and adverts encouraging them to ‘Have their say on 3rd May’. With only a day left before the Capital votes for its next Mayor and representatives at the GLA, how’s the contest shaping up?
Unsurprisingly the campaign has been labelled as the [...]
Working out what the planning system will look like once the reforms have been completed became a little easier today with the publication of the Draft National Planning Policy Framework for consultation. For most of the industry this should be a ‘glass half full’ moment after a year or so of pessimism about the direction [...]