Helm Associate and political strategist, Greg Cook, takes a deep dive into British electoral politics and questions whether Labour is doing enough to secure a majority at the next general election.

Greg Cook, Labour’s ex-head of political strategy, takes a deep dive into the recent Chester by-election

With the Conservatives in a death spiral and Labour registering poll leads unseen since the mid-90s, there is growing talk that the next election could be another '1997 moment'. But look more closely and the better historical parallel is 1964. A tired Tory Government leaves office after 13 years, handing over to Labour in the midst of Sterling crisis...what lessons from the past for today's politicians?

Patrick Foster writes for Professional Pensions on the communications challenges now facing the pension industry, which finds itself in the political and media spotlight

Greg Cook sets out the key benchmarks to assess political performance in two key by-elections.

Looking beneath the top line polling, we speculate that Keir Starmer's hidden depths may provide the foundations for success.

The absence of a clear contender to replace him is arguably the biggest factor keeping Boris Johnson in Downing Street. Declan McHugh asks if that's because those who covet the top job fear that this would not be a great time to obtain it.

Declan McHugh looks at how the cost of living crisis is going to provoke greater government intervention and impact on corporate ESG strategies

Greg Cook and Declan McHugh look at what northern elections might tell us about Conservative support in the ‘Red Wall’