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Tag Archives: UK General Election 2010
Jonathan Powell on the 2010 UK General Election
On Tuesday, 11th May, we were fortunate to have Jonathan Powell, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Tony Blair in our London offices to speak to an invited group of Ambassadors and diplomatic officials. As the negotiations continued over who would govern Britain, Mr Powell assessed the performance of all the parties in the 2010 General Election, and what it would mean for the future.
Posted on May 13, 2010
Categories Uncategorized Also tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, UK Conservatives, UK Labour, UK Liberal Democrats 1 Comment
Categories Uncategorized Also tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, UK Conservatives, UK Labour, UK Liberal Democrats 1 Comment
2010 UK Election Night Guide
With local elections taking place on the same day as the general election and additional checks being made in respect of postal votes, it is expected that the election results will take longer to be counted than has been the case in recent general elections.10pmAs polling stations close, the result of the BBC/ITV/Sky News joint [...]
Posted on May 5, 2010
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Tackling Welfare Dependency Head-on: Cameron Takes a Tough Line
In an energised and impassioned speech to the party faithful, David Cameron last week unveiled the Conservative’s new poster campaign “Let’s cut benefits for those who refuse to work”. This simple, yet effective, ‘tell it like it is’ poster speaks to the Conservative’s broader concept of the Big Society, supporting those who work hard and contribute to their communities, while introducing tougher penalties for those who fail to take individual responsibility.
Posted on April 26, 2010
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Election Healthcare Debate: Three Parties, Broad Consensus
By Isabella Sharp, Senior Associate, APCO LondonThe setting of Thursday’s healthcare debate, hosted by the NHS Confederation, Kings Fund, British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing had the air of a policy seminar rather than an X-factor audition. The wonked-up style rather suited the slightly more erudite approach to health issues generally taken [...]
Posted on April 23, 2010
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Advertising to Children – An Emotional Election Topic
by Magdalena Stepien, senior associate, APCO Fast Moving Consumer Goods PracticeWhen Primark removed padded bras for children from its stores last week following public outcry, party leaders were quick to condemn the sale of ‘sexualised’ goods to children, branding it a ‘disgrace’ (David Cameron), calling retailers ‘greedy’ (Lynne Featherstone, Liberal Democrats equality spokesman) and the [...]
Posted on April 21, 2010
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UK Election 2010: Queen’s Speech
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