Political commentary
Election 2010: a tale of three halves
Posted by Mark Pack at Mon, 08/03/2010 - 8:30am in Political commentary
I wrote the following piece from the Election 2010 edition of Behind The Spin, an online magazine for public relations students and young PR practitioners and supported by the CIPR looking at three of the key features which will shape the general election:
How the internet is changing British politics - and what 2010 will bring
Posted by Mark Pack at Mon, 01/03/2010 - 6:16pm in Internet, Political commentary
In February 2010 I gave this talk as part of the "Distinguished Practitioners Series" at Nottingham University:
Mend the gap: how do we fund social care?
Posted by Nadia Elm at Fri, 26/02/2010 - 11:56am in Health Mandate commentary, Political commentary
As the end of the 2005-2010 Parliament approaches, and the political classes gear themselves up for the general election, each of the political parties' health teams will be looking to prove that they have the big ideas to take the NHS forward in a period of tight public finance but escalating public expectation.
In the balance: what does a hung Parliament mean for health?
Posted by Sarah Winstone at Mon, 22/02/2010 - 11:37am in Health Mandate commentary, Political commentary
As the end of the 2005-2010 Parliament approaches, and the political classes gear themselves up for the general election, each of the political parties' health teams will be looking to prove that they have the big ideas to take the NHS forward in a period of tight public finance but escalating public expectation.
After the election: what next for Labour's health policy?
Posted by Alex Finnegan at Fri, 19/02/2010 - 5:57pm in Health Mandate commentary, Political commentary
As the end of the 2005-2010 Parliament approaches, and the political classes gear themselves up for the general election, each of the political parties' health teams will be looking to prove that they have the big ideas to take the NHS forward in a period of tight public finance but escalating public expectation.
What health challenges will face David Cameron?
Posted by Mike Birtwistle at Tue, 16/02/2010 - 12:01pm in Health Mandate commentary, Political commentary
In a series of opinion pieces, Health Mandate's team of expert health policy consultants look at some of the big issues that will shape the political and the NHS landscape in the next parliament. Today's piece sees our team of consultants examine the health challenges facing David Cameron.
Good news for journalism as news and current affairs magazines circulations grow
Posted by Mark Pack at Thu, 11/02/2010 - 12:42pm in Political commentary
The future for journalism is much debated in the context of declining newspaper sales and the question of whether their online operations can bring in sufficient income, whether by advertising, pay walls or other business models.
But the latest ABC figures for magazine circulation shows that there are sectors of printed journalism which are managing to grow, despite the competition from content freely available online.
Looking at the total average net circulation figures in the "News & current affairs" category of the ABC figures, the changes year on year are:
Twitter etc and the election: Is it worth the risk?
Posted by Mark Pack at Wed, 10/02/2010 - 6:09pm in Internet, Political commentary
That's the headline on a BBC report today, which also features myself:
Mark Pack believes the internet will spell the end of indentikit candidates, all repeating the same election message crafted for them by party HQ.
"It will encourage individuality and creativity," he says.
He even argues that round-the-clock scrutiny by camera-phone wielding voters is a good thing for aspiring politicians: "In a less politically divided age, the personal attributes of a candidate are increasingly important."
The would-be comeback kids: ex-MPs hoping to return in 2010
Posted by Alex Finnegan at Mon, 08/02/2010 - 9:54am in Political commentary
Bill Clinton was the original comeback kid.
The former president was first elected as Governor of Arkansas in 1978 but after a series of slip-ups he lost the 1980 gubernatorial contest only to come back and win again two years later.
The power of the press release: today's demonstration
Posted by Mark Pack at Tue, 26/01/2010 - 3:53pm in Political commentary
The new British Social Attitudes survey has been all over the news. Credit is certainly due to the team for putting out a comprehensive, yet easy to understand, set of news releases. Enough detail and quotes to provide a large range of different stories but not so much as to drown journalists in statistical detail.
