Navigating Political
and Regulatory Risk.
Political and regulatory environments are becoming more fragmented, volatile and contested.
We help organisations understand changing political and policy environments, navigate stakeholder scrutiny, and shape the conditions required for investment, growth and delivery.


The challenge
Political and regulatory environments are becoming more fragmented, volatile and contested
Established political and economic assumptions are being tested across the UK and internationally.
In the UK, traditional political alignments are weakening, electoral volatility is rising and public policy is increasingly shaped by fragmented political and stakeholder pressures.
Globally, geopolitical instability, economic nationalism and competition around technology, supply chains and industrial strategy are reshaping markets, regulation and investment environments.
At the same time, governments are intervening more actively in areas once largely left to markets – from energy and infrastructure to technology, data and foreign investment.
How we help.
Our impact.
Nationality Exposure.
Our new research shows how much a company’s nationality now shapes the way the British public and MPs judge it.
The New Cabinet.
As Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister, here’s your guide to who’s who in his first Cabinet.
The Rise of Reform.
Green Gains.
What a Burnham premiership has to prove to business.
Makerfield: The first real test of Musk’s political ecosystem.
Our thinking.
Influence is increasingly dispersed.
Political institutions, media ecosystems and stakeholder priorities increasingly differ across the nations and regions of the UK. Our teams combine local knowledge with national perspective, helping organisations build influence, manage risk and secure support wherever it matters most.
Our experts.
Gareth Morgan
Executive Director
James Bird
Managing Director of Innovation – Head of Government Relations
Cathy Owens
Director
Jo Kiernan
Director
Emma Barnes
Director
Chris Lee
Director and Head of Media Strategy
Ali Craft
Director
Ben Mallon
Director
Peter White
Associate Director
Jacob Tilley
Director
Paul McErlean
Director











