This week so far, the Culture Inquiry has reached an important milestone with the first in-person evidence session taking place in Worcester. CalComms is thrilled to be acting as Secretariat to the APPG for the West Midlands and to be supporting this important piece of work. Having grown from strength to strength as a Secretariat, we are delighted to be in the midst of the Culture Inquiry - one of our principle workstreams for the APPG, focused on gathering robust, practical

It was a privilege to welcome MPs, industry leaders, and academics to the Palace of Westminster last night for the APPG for Semiconductors’ Parliamentary Reception. The evening marked the launch of our pivotal new report:  “A Paper for Unlocking UK Economic Growth.”   We were honoured to feature keynote insights from: 🎤  Ruth Jones MP  – Chair of the Semiconductors APPG 🎤  Kanishka Narayan MP  – Minister for AI and Online Safety 🎤  Drew Nelson OBE  – Chair of the Expert Ad

A few years ago I approached the communications director for one of the UK's biggest homelessness charities. I had a big scheme going to Planning Committee in one of the least affordable areas of the UK outside of London. The application would have given 40% affordable to an area with a massive problem with rough sleepers. Surely this charity, which spends millions putting billboards up at Westminster Tube Station in a vainglorious attempt to sway the views of MPs and their o

At CalComms we are unashamedly political, with all of us being involved in politics and activism both at work and outside of the office. As the Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law, different members of the team give their viewpoint. Here, Managing Director Antony Calvert gives us a Conservative perspective. There is definitely a whiff of panic in this Bill. The government has attached huge political credibility on delivering 1.5million new homes by the end of the pa

At CalComms we are unashamedly political, with all of us being involved in politics and activism both at work and outside of the office. As the Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law, different members of the team give their viewpoint. Here, Senior Account Director Matt Detzler gives us a Labour perspective.   As a Labour activist and Chair of the Housing and Planning Committee at Labour in Comms, I am very proud of Labour’s commitment to housebuilding. In particular, I

The Government has this week announced plans to reform Leasehold, eventually seeking to replace it with a form of commonhold. As promised...