After a frenetic fortnight for Boris Johnson, his short paternity leave will provide him time for brief reflection. He may consider the words of fellow Balliol College alumnus, Aldous Huxley, who wrote ‘…nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.’ A year ago the Conservatives and Labour were neck and neck in the polls, the … Read more
Eighteen months ago, Boris Johnson won a landslide majority of 80 seats at the general election. However, no one could foresee the horrendous impact COVID-19 was about to have on the world, inhibiting not only social life, but the ability for the Government to progress with its policy programme. The country needed other priorities to … Read more
When we return to some kind of recognisable reality, when we wash, dress (and I mean properly dress, like grown-ups) and leave home for work, those returning to the directional, scatter-cushioned hot-houses that are the nation’s creative agencies and production shops will face a sobering reminder. Their cutting room floors – actual and metaphorical – … Read more
Google “Brexit,” and you’ll see dozens of articles published in the last few hours. Columnists at The Economist, The Guardian, The New York Times, and many other leading news publications are divided on what a British exit, a “Brexit,” from the 28-nation European Union, would mean for the United Kingdom. Speculation is rampant. “[Brexit] would … Read more
In a vote seen as a referendum on Angela Merkel’s open border policy toward Syrian refugees, her CDU party lost support in all three German provinces that held elections this month. Outside of Germany, EU governments are poised to slam their borders shut in defiance of Merkel in part because of renewed fears after last … Read more
As millennials take over the marketplace and consumers grow more cynical about corporate values, incorporating social responsibility and purpose into business models and mission statements is essential to success. Businesses are coming up with increasingly creative ways to improve communities and affect social change. At the 10th annual Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity, which took place … Read more
In September 2015, when Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg during a U.S. visit, it was in a way a meeting of the leaders of the world’s two largest countries. With 1.59 billion users, Facebook’s population is bigger than China’s, which is 1.37 billion. Jinping also met with President … Read more
We look to Greece’s history for the template of modern democracy. Are we about to look to modern Greece to find a new template for the future of independent news? In 2013, The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, the Greek equivalent of PBS or the BBC, was shut down as part of general austerity measures in response … Read more
Changes in the balance of power are always preceded by changes in the nature of communication. Last week’s decision by the U.K. to exit the European Union is the direct result of our decades-long move toward a dis-intermediated public sphere, in which all groups have an equal chance at being heard, not just those in … Read more
The second episode of #PeopleNotPatients is here and our H+K UK Health team is joined by Dan Berry, leader of our behavioral science team, H+K SMARTER. Together they unpick the challenge of health communications driving awareness but not action and how the right combination of science and creativity unlocks a new class of solutions. Also: … Read more
