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by Amanda Kowal Kenyon| December 30, 2014

“A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.” ~Author Unknown As 2014 winds down, I know that, for many, the year will come to a close with the long-standing tradition of establishing self-improvement resolutions for an even better 2015. Here’s the problem—when the celebration wears off, resolutions tend […]

by James Peters| December 22, 2014

Most Saturdays this fall, my family and I watched Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide dismantle their opponents. During the SEC Conference Championship game, victory was at hand, though from Saban’s expression, you would think someone had broken one of Alabama’s national championship trophies. Why so stern in the face of victory I often […]

by Rupert Lewis| December 17, 2014

It’s been a year of highlights, low points and upheavals across the political and business landscape in the UK and around the globe. As the Ketchum team peers into our Christmas crystal ball we look back at some of key issues which piqued our interest over the last twelve months, and what we have to […]

by Prita Das| December 17, 2014

Twitter’s top ten political moments of 2014 Twitter is becoming an increasingly critical communications tool for politicians and political organisations, and so it is fitting that the social platform has released the top ten Twitter political moments of 2014. The most-shared political Tweet was the first Tweet by the CIA, whilst the biggest government and […]

by Murray Wardrop| December 17, 2014

As you prepare to flee the office for the extended Christmas break, spare a thought for Britain’s newspapermen and women. It may help you secure some of your best exposure of the year. Because Christmas is a rotten time of year to be a journalist (I know from 10 years’ experience). While the rest of […]

by James Hardy| December 4, 2014

Not for the first time in the history of England has Rochester Castle been at the centre of a political rebellion. Eight-hundred years ago, Rochester Castle was taken by the rebels in the ‘First Barons’ war following widespread disillusionment with an unpopular King. For King John, Rochester was critical, for it was positioned on the […]