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Category: Public Affairs And Public Relations Analysis

Northern Ireland Assembly – Results and analysis 

The votes are in, and Sinn Fein is the largest party in the NI Assembly giving them the right to […]
French Election Analyis: the confrontation between two versions of France

Almost two weeks after the results of the first round of the presidential elections, we now have clearer view of […]
Can Macron Be Beaten? French General Election 2022

April 10, 2022 is already a day that will be remembered in French political life. It consecrates in western Europe […]
British energy security strategy: playing the long game

The UK Government yesterday published its plan to deliver “secure, clean and affordable British energy for the long term” following […]
Fitter for 55? MEPs call for wholesale changes to key Commission proposals on how to reach net zero by 2050

Following the publication of the Fit for 55 Package in July 2021, Europe’s landmark legislative package to meet net-zero by […]
UK Gov Spring Statement: Will the Chancellors Tax Cut Ease the Cost-of-Living Crisis?

The UK may be recovering from the impact of Covid-19 and the public finances are in better-than-expected shape. But for […]
Hume Brophy appoints Mella Frewen as non-executive director

Mella Frewen, recently retired Director General of FoodDrinkEurope has been appointed a non-executive director of Hume Brophy, the international government […]
Will the UK hold firm on its net zero commitments?

Five years ago, the leading lights of the global energy sector gathered for a glitzy awards ceremony on Wall Street. […]
Singapore Draws a Budget Focused on Rebalancing and Building from the Pandemic

Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong recently delivered his Budget speech in Parliament to the tune of S$102.4 billion (56.91 billion […]
“The Benefits of Brexit” – alternatives to regulation and regulatory diplomacy

On 31 January, the UK’s Cabinet Office published its paper on the Benefits of Brexit. A good deal has been […]
The Political Year Ahead 2022: Shifting Sands In Irish Politics

In December the political system starts to run out of steam and look fondly towards the festive break. The Oireachtas […]
The Political Year Ahead 2022: The French presidencies

The next six months are set to be particularly interesting from a political point of view in Europe. We’ve asked […]
Event Review: Can Britain become a global AI superpower?

Hume Brophy’s Director of Public Affairs, Mark MacGregor hosted a webinar on whether Britain can achieve its ambitions to be […]
Are the #POLITICO28 Social Media Rockstars?

Every December, POLITICO releases its list of the 28 thinkers, doers, dreamers, and disrupters who are driving change and solving […]
COP26: A Coming of Age Moment for Hybrid Events

Much has been written about COP26, the 2021 United Nations conference billed as the last chance to get runaway climate […]
Will the UK trigger Article 16 and what might that mean?

There is considerable speculation that the United Kingdom government will trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol during the […]