What’s it like doing comms for one of the world’s biggest sporting events?
“I’m a super lucky man,” says Luca Casassa, communications director of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee.
Industry bodies raise alarm over use of fake experts
Concerns over the use of fake experts to promote companies in the media has prompted PR trade bodies to urge journalists to check the credentials of comms professionals.
Another council quits X as a comms channel
Elon Musk’s controversial social media platform is being abandoned by a growing number of organisations.
Comms veteran appointed charity CEO
A senior comms professional has been picked for the top job at a youth charity.
Pool Re comms chief awarded life peerage
A Labour grandee who heads up communications at the UK’s largest terrorism reinsurer has been nominated as a life peer.
PR budgets set to shrink, new report warns
Despite a rise in recent months, PR budgets are expected to fall in the year ahead.
Gym King brings PR in-house with new hire
The fashion brand has recruited its first communications manager.
Cricket comms chief moves to Premiership club role
ECB chief comms officer Kate Miller will handle supporter engagement and reputation management, plus engagement with key stakeholders, at Tottenham Hotspur FC.
How a tiny team uses AI to punch above its weight
Within a year, the small comms team at West Oxfordshire District Council has gone from interested bystander to exploiting AI, with dramatic results.
Antonia Walton leaves Balfour Beatty for senior Inchcape role
The group comms head switches to the automotive parts multinational after a decade at Balfour Beatty.
Co-op fights back against allegations of a toxic culture and comms failings
A letter, reported the BBC, was sent to Co-op chair Debbie White claiming that various decisions by the company have been “poor, against advice, and carelessly communicated”.
Boring bosses and job losses driving out in-house pros
Being made redundant and ‘uninspiring bosses’ are the top two reasons for in-house comms professionals to move jobs, according to new research.
Police Federation turns to experienced comms leader to manage reputation
Gabriel Milland, an ex-journalist who has held senior in-house and agency roles, has been brought in to lead external affairs at the scandal-hit police body.
PM’s right-hand man criticises government comms
The government’s communications operation has come under fire from the very minister who oversees its work.
GSK hires ex-civil servant for senior PA role
A former senior official at the government’s Office for Life Sciences has left the public sector to join the public affairs team at pharma giant GSK.
IoIC announces four new ’exemplary’ fellows
Senior internal communications professionals in banking and insurance are among those to have been awarded fellowships.
Ex-Royal PR joins Jockey Club as corporate affairs chief
Donal McCabe, one of the country’s most experienced PR professionals, has reunited with a former colleague who now runs The Jockey Club.
CIPR urges PRs to call out prejudice and prevent hate taking root
Advita Patel, CIPR president, has issued a call to action in the wake of attacks on both a Manchester synagogue and an East Sussex mosque.
PM hits out at former Downing Street comms chief Matthew Doyle
Doyle, who became a peer in January, has been suspended from the Labour Party while it investigates the extent of his links with a sex offender.
Ex-Nationwide PR joins NatWest as media lead
NatWest has hired a media relations lead for commercial and institutional banking.
Most in-house PRs spend two days a week or fewer in office
In-house comms professionals enjoy far greater flexibility than their agency counterparts when it comes to where they choose to work, new research indicates.
PR spending set to grow, new report reveals
The confidence of companies in their financial future reaches positive territory for the first time in more than a year, despite a “challenging” climate.
National Museum of the Royal Navy hires first comms and digital lead
The organisation, which has six sites across the UK, has created a new senior role to oversee comms and digital engagement.
NFU comms chief to join mining trade body
The National Farmers’ Union is set to lose its current comms chief next year.
Philips’ global comms head will oversee corporate affairs at BT
Former Philips’ lead Leslie McGibbon is set to manage BT’s reputation as it undergoes a 'radical digital transformation'.
Universal Music Group signs comms chief from rival
A British PR professional has landed one of the biggest comms jobs in the music industry.
Ex-funeral director joins Which? external affairs team
A communications professional with an unconventional career path has joined the team at Which?.
Housing body boosts comms team
The Chartered Institute of Housing has hired a new head of policy and external affairs.
Former agency boss Gemma Mc Aloon on the ‘shock’ of moving in-house
When Mc Aloon moved to a brand new role building an in-house comms operation at a luxury hotel and investment group, life definitely did not slow down.
Glasgow 2026 brings in public affairs manager
With six months to go before the Commonwealth Games take place in Glasgow, the organisers have boosted their comms team.
Companies must be open and honest about lobbying, report says
Businesses are being urged to adopt structured, values-based decision-making and engagement processes.
Ovo Energy's former corporate affairs chief to join M&S
The British retailer has recruited Alex Doorey to replace Victoria McKenzie-Gould, who stepped down last year.
PRCA bids to redefine PR following heated Radio 4 debate
Members are being asked for their views on the new definition, which follows a debate between PRCA chief Sarah Waddington and adland grandee Sir Martin Sorrell.
Reckitt hires BT comms chief
The pharma giant has made several senior additions to its in-house communications team in recent months.
FirstGroup appoints brand and comms director
One of the UK’s biggest bus and train operators has secured the services of a former senior comms figure at the British Retail Consortium.
British Beauty Council hires ex-Glamour exec editor to lead comms
A senior editor has left journalism to move into an in-house comms role.
How will the Budget affect comms professionals?
As the dust settles after the most dramatic Budget season in living memory, we speak to comms figures for their take on its impact.
Championship football club in PR storm over newspaper ban
A war of words has broken out after a decision by Blackburn Rovers to ban its local newspaper from the club.
Ex-BBC sports editor to lead comms at football regulator
A comms strategy is being developed to promote the work of the fledgling regulator which was established in September.
Global shipping body hires new comms chief
Ex-director of communications at the UK Chamber of Shipping joins the global trade association for shipowners and operators.
Why rebranding as Intact Insurance meant a radical new approach to comms
Jon Sellors, director of external affairs at Intact Insurance, tells In.Comms how the switch from RSA Insurance has been so much more than just a name change.
Music charity hires head of marketing and comms
The chief executive of Music Support has turned to a former colleague to fill a senior comms role.
Prime minister urged to remove comms figure from BBC board
Robbie Gibb, a former director of communications at Downing Street, is under mounting pressure to step down from his role as a BBC board member amid concerns over his impartiality.
Covid-19 Inquiry highlights comms shortcomings
The very effectiveness of the Government’s ‘stay at home’ messaging created problems of its own, according to a major report into the UK’s pandemic response.
Exclusive: Comms revolution at the heart of government
A big shake-up in government communications is set to take place, with a shift towards centralisation.
Are we seeing more PR heading back in-house?
Set against a tough economic backdrop, a number of companies have dispensed with the services of PR agencies in favour of boosting their in-house PR capability.
Nursing and Midwifery Council hires internal comms head
The independent regulator for nurses and midwives has brought in an experienced comms professional, who spent a decade leading internal comms at Serco.
CIPR launches internal crisis comms guide
New guidance seeks to fill the gap left by traditional approaches to crisis communications.
In-house PRs happiest with their pay
Pay and bonuses have improved more for in-house PRs in recent years than for their agency counterparts, says new survey.
Packaging giant promotes comms manager to corporate affairs director
A marketing and comms manager has been elevated to director level.
Save the Children director leaves for Refuge
Domestic abuse charity Refuge has finally found a permanent director of fundraising, communications and policy more than a year after the post became vacant.
PR agency director returns in-house
Joe Moor has left Hanbury Strategy after six years to take up a senior corporate affairs role in-house.
Road Haulage Association boosts public affairs with new senior role
David Boot will take charge of the trade body’s public affairs and policy.
Ex-government comms chief condemns ‘chatty’ media briefings
The prime minister’s former director of communications has hit out at the extent to which government sources are briefing the media.
Center Parcs boosts comms team
The holiday firm, which has six resorts in the UK and Ireland, has recruited a new manager for its comms team.
Barts Charity hires first director of fundraising and comms
The East London healthcare charity has created a new senior comms role.
Major overhaul of police comms unveiled
Radical new proposals have been announced seeking to redefine the relationship between police and the media.
Ex-minister joins Make UK to lead external affairs
Robert Halfon has taken charge of policy and external affairs at the manufacturing trade body.
Nearly 1,000 applicants chase single job in public affairs
The extraordinary level of interest in a role at the London School of Economics has prompted the university’s head of public affairs to offer some timely careers advice.
PRCA teams up with CBI Economics to demonstrate value of comms
An evaluation of the PR sector’s input to the UK economy is underway.
University Alliance appoints new director of comms
Elizabeth Somerville ‘will bring a wealth of expertise’ to her new role raising the profile of the organisation.
CIPR awards internal comms expert an honorary fellowship
The ‘immense contribution’ of one of the UK’s leading internal comms specialists has been recognised by the CIPR.
Unilever boosts internal comms department
The FMCG giant has recruited an internal communications specialist from Sky.
Penguin marketing chief to join Walker Books in comms role
Walker Books is focusing on integrated campaigns to promote the work of its authors.
HM Treasury recruits ex-Home Office staffer for senior comms role
An ex-tabloid reporter turned government comms professional is to join HM Treasury’s comms team.
Glasgow University’s govt relations head leaving for new role
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations has boosted its comms team with a senior hire from the academic sector.
Reform recruits ex-Daily Mail columnist for new comms role
Reform has boosted its comms team with several new appointments.
AI startup invests in internal comms
UK AI startup Wayve has recruited an internal comms lead to ensure ‘clear, effective, and strategic communication’.
Sky PR joins American Express
Michael Collins is set to join American Express Global Business Travel in a newly created comms role.
National Lottery appoints former Cabinet Office official
Nadine Smith has more than 25 years comms experience and will now take on the NLCF’s comms strategy, marketing and external affairs.
Electoral Commission boosts digital team
The Electoral Commission has made a senior hire to help it develop its digital comms.
Exclusive: Future comms trends revealed
The findings of a new report looking at what the future holds for comms professionals have been shared with In.Comms.
Private healthcare the top-rated perk by in-house and agency PRs alike
But a survey of corporate comms professionals has also revealed some differences in preferred benefits between in-house and agency workers.
HSBC hires Amazon comms director for new senior role
Amanda Andrews, international comms director at AWS, will lead a team of both external and internal comms professionals at the banking group.
Smaller firms failing to realise internal comms potential, CIPR warns
Professionals are not being given the resources they need to deliver effectively, suggests new research.
ICO comms chief calls for empathy around data breaches
Data protection is about people and should not be treated as a tick-box exercise, according to the top comms person at the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Trade body for opticians elevates comms
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has created a new senior comms role.
UK Council for Psychotherapy boosts comms team
The professional membership organisation, which represents 12k therapists, has hired a public affairs professional to a newly created senior role.
Comms reshuffle at luxury yacht brand
Sunseeker, the Poole-based luxury yacht brand, has split responsibility for marketing and sales.
Civil engineering trade body hires public affairs and policy chief
Ben Goodwin will drive the Civil Engineering Contractors Association’s policy agenda and enhance stakeholder relationships.
Former agency director moves in-house at Ticketmaster
The ticket marketplace and distributor has appointed a former agency chief as a director
Political row over Swansea Council’s comms spending
A war of words has erupted between Welsh politicians, who have clashed over the level of spending on comms, media, PR and marketing.
British Chambers of Commerce hires new comms chief
Tim Snowball has returned in-house after more than a decade working for PR agencies.
Legal & General hires internal comms specialist
The financial services giant is boosting internal comms at its asset management arm.
TPT Retirement Solutions appoints head of policy and external affairs
The workplace pension provider has recruited a former policy specialist at Pensions UK to the newly created role.
Ex-No. 10 comms chief takes agency role
Guto Harri, who has held several high-profile in-house roles, has joined a global strategic comms and public affairs agency.
Covid-19 fraud report recommends new comms framework
‘Compliance campaigns’ were a factor in billions that were lost to fraud in Covid-19 support schemes having to be written off.
Private health trade body hires first comms director
The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has created a new senior comms role.
Reckitt hires Unilever content and channels comms director
Kasia Kehoe will oversee Reckitt’s external digital strategy and channels.
Accounting firm creates new senior comms role
RSM UK, a major audit, tax and consulting firm, has created a new role to boost its profile.
Lego public affairs director joins Reckitt
Claire Thwaites takes charge of the pharma giant’s government affairs function.
BrewDog co-founder hits out at PR advisors
James Watt says he didn’t respond to the many crises the company faced in a 100% authentic way.
IOC president condemned for public attack on comms team
The conduct of IOC president Kirsty Coventry during the final daily press conference of the Winter Olympics has prompted a furious response from comms professionals.
UK Finance hires CBI head of public affairs
The banking and finance industry trade body has reinforced its comms team with a new senior appointment.
British Library’s corporate relations chief leaves for museum comms role
The newly created role at the Foundling Museum brings together its comms and philanthropy teams.
UK corporate affairs turnover far higher than other countries, report reveals
Turnover rate is down but UK corporate affairs leaders change jobs more frequently than their counterparts in Europe and the US.
Adoption UK hires comms chief
An experienced fundraiser with more than 20 years experience has been recruited to a newly created comms and fundraising role.
Oldham Council creates new senior comms role
A police comms professional has made a move back into local government.
Should comms teams ever be criticised in public?
PR experts from some of the UK’s biggest companies are among those who have shared their views with In.Comms on whether comms teams should ever be openly taken to task.
Crisis ends nine month search for senior comms figure
The homelessness charity has finally found a permanent replacement for its former brand, marketing and fundraising chief.
NatWest hires ex-Barclays government relations specialist
The banking giant has brought in an experienced public affairs professional to boost its comms team.
Skipton Group hires corporate affairs director
Public affairs specialist brought in to boost comms function.
Home Office to expand flagship fraud comms campaign
The Stop! Think Fraud campaign is being boosted as part of a renewed crackdown on fraud.
Ipswich Town FC land ‘PR own goal’ with Nigel Farage visit
The championship club is under mounting pressure to explain the circumstances surrounding the Reform UK leader’s visit to its Portman Road stadium.
Institution of Engineering and Technology hires PA consultant
A former consultant at public affairs agency Blakeney has moved in-house.
In-house communicators urged to reframe the narrative on climate change
Alarming facts can be overwhelming, while terms like net zero and decarbonisation might not be well understood, suggests a guide for local authority teams and those working in strategic climate communications.
University of Westminster hires new comms head
Andrew Bate has been recruited to head up a nine-strong team working across corporate media relations and PR, public affairs, and colleague and student communications.
Is it right to hand top comms jobs to journalists?
With PR professionals continuing to lose out to journalists on some of the country's top comms jobs, In.Comms canvasses industry opinion.
Magistrates’ Association appoints PR as CEO
An experienced comms professional has landed the top job at the Magistrates’ Association.
Moving in-house harder than ever, report reveals
Many in-house teams will not risk hiring comms professionals from agencies.
Why is it so hard for comms professionals to get CEO roles?
In.Comms asked trade body chiefs and headhunters for their views on how comms professionals can position themselves to reach the very top.
London & Partners recruits new PA head
The organisation that describes itself as ‘London’s growth agency’ has found a replacement for Mark Inger, who recently stepped down as head of public affairs.
Downing Street PR leaves for Ipsos role
The market research organisation has appointed a government comms professional to a senior comms position.
Pandora hires ex-ASOS PR to lead comms
The jewellery brand has secured the services of an experienced fashion PR.
Starling Group invests in public affairs
An experienced public affairs professional has been brought in by the group, which owns a digital bank, mortgage provider and software business.
CIPR makes EDI learning mandatory
The profession is being held back by a lack of diversity, warns the PR trade body.
PR trade bodies back calls for national counter disinformation centre
The government has come under fire for its ‘fragmented’ response to the threat of disinformation.
Chanel promotes ex-Edelman director to lead global comms
The French fashion house has promoted from within to fill one of its top comms jobs.
Fashion PR returns to Paul Smith
After a spell agency-side, a fashion PR specialist has moved back in-house.
Guardian comms chief set to join festival giant Superstruct
The festival promoter is behind a number of large UK festivals including Boardmasters and Kendal Calling.
Ex-Downing Street comms chief at centre of cronyism row
Matthew Doyle, the prime minister’s former comms chief, insists he was not aware that Downing Street had asked Foreign Office officials to secure him a top diplomatic job.
Senior civil servant takes top comms job at Food and Drink Federation
The trade association represents over 1,000 companies in the UK, from global brands to SMEs.
CIPR appoints comms professor to oversee professional qualifications
The trade body offers a range of accredited qualifications at foundation, certificate, and diploma levels.
Global Cement and Concrete Association strengthens comms team
The international trade body has made a senior hire to boost its comms efforts.
BBC comms head to moves to ITN
ITN has secured the services of a senior comms professional at one of its rivals.
Hitachi Energy hires ex-diplomat for senior PA role
The Japanese energy firm has secured the services of a diplomat who spent more than 20 years at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
PR pro takes on Police Federation top job after previous CEO suspended
An ex-Whitehall comms chief has been put in charge of the beleaguered policing body.
Global cruise firm promotes from within for top comms job
An experienced comms professional with more than two decades experience in travel PR has been promoted.
PR spending rises again as companies ‘hold their nerve’
In-house comms teams are seeing a continued rise in PR budgets, as marketing spend increases.
Health charity appoints Boots’ head of comms
The seasoned comms veteran took up the role at the end of last month.
Revive Collagen hires new PR leader
The collagen supplements company is investing in communications as part of its growth plan.
Comms professionals urged to support Jewish colleagues
In-house PR practitioners have spoken out in the aftermath of Wednesday’s attack in London.
Council's use of Millwall logo on KKK image sparks comms crisis
Westminster Council has apologised for using Millwall’s badge on a picture in a children's anti-racism education booklet.
Comms pro elected Mayor of Lewisham in historic win
Lewisham elected its first ever Green Party mayor last week, ending decades of Labour rule in the London borough.
Plan International UK hires ex-RSPCA media chief
The global girls' rights charity has appointed an experienced charity comms specialist to raise awareness of its work.
The comms pros who ran for the Scottish Parliament – and the one winner
The Scottish National Party were the largest party with 58 seats with Scottish Labour and Reform UK joint-second with 17 seats apiece.
Journalists slam AI-written press releases
The majority of UK journalists are opposed to AI-generated pitches, with almost half saying they would not consider them, according to new research shared with In.Comms' sister title PRWeek.
Royal Television Society appoints comms pro as CEO
The incoming chief executive has worked in public affairs and corporate relations for more than two decades.
News Media Association hires PA pro as CEO
The media trade body was created by the merger of the Newspaper Society and the Newspaper Publishers Association in 2014.
Universal theme park arm hires its PR consultant for top comms role
A PR professional has moved in-house for the first time, taking a job with his former client.
Comms pros run for the Welsh Parliament, with one elected
Plaid Cymru has become the biggest party with 43 seats, while Reform UK came second with 34 seats.
GSK moves media relations specialist to investor relations
The pharma giant has switched a senior member of its corporate comms team into investor relations.
IIED’s comms chief departs think tank for new role
Comms head makes move to climate innovation agency.
Comms community supports National Trust in wake of ‘insulting’ coverage
The heritage and nature conservation charity’s comms boss has explained why they’ve taken a stand against an article published by The Spectator.
Standard Life plc elevates corporate affairs head
The FTSE 100 firm has expanded the role of its director of corporate affairs.
Welsh Sports Association hires policy and comms manager
Comms pro swapping one sports body for another.
Plaid Cymru reveals the comms behind its historic election victory
The nationalist party’s long-standing comms chief has made a rare public statement about its PR operation.
Trust in bosses at all-time low, warns new IC report
The views of thousands of UK workers have informed a major new report on internal communications.
Ex-public affairs director turned politician shares lobbying tips
A new Member of the Scottish Parliament has produced a list of dos and don’ts for those in public affairs.
Comms should come from the brain not the heart, argues ex-WHO comms chief
Professional practice needs to be informed by research into what works and what doesn’t, says a senior comms figure.
Boeing comms pro leaves for Rolls-Royce role
The communications professional has a family connection to Rolls-Royce.
What are the golden comms rules for dealing with disease outbreaks?
Health comms experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), NHS and elsewhere give In.Comms their prescriptions for comms success in the face of an outbreak.