17 Apr 2012
| by Daniel Farey-Jones and Emma Powell
A "laissez-faire" Government approach to flu, including the cancellation of a public awareness...of the so-called "swine flu" pandemic that prompted the Labour government to ramp up its 'Catch it. Bin it ...
and hence to avoidable influenza-related deaths".
Going into detail about how the [Coalition] Government ...
-awareness campaign" and the lack of warning that the pandemic virus would be circulating.
The coalition government ...
08 Dec 2011
| by our Parliamentary correspondent
The squeeze on the Government's advertising budget was attacked as a "false economy" this week...Simon Burns, the Health Minister, said his department spent 4.21 million during the Coalition s first year, down from 60.28 million in the final year of the previous Labour government.
Spending on the department s flagship Change4Life campaign dropped from 9.2 million to 1.61 million and on the anti ...
08 Dec 2011
| by Matt Williams
new businesses. It will also promote the Government s Business Link website.
Last month, the Prime ...
27 Oct 2011
| by John Tylee
The ad industry is pushed into a corner as the Government looks for a quick fix, John Tylee writes..., we're in limbo and in urgent need of clarity. It's clear the Government wants to toughen up the rules ...
, including the Government, and I'm confident that advertisers, agencies and media owners are on board, too ...
06 Oct 2011
| by Matt Williams
the trouble.
One of the ways that the Government has encouraged young people to act more responsibly ...
06 Oct 2011
| by Katherine Levy
Agencies, including the incumbent, are expected to receive briefs within days, ahead of a pitch for the business.
The move follows the launch of a review of the government department s creative business in June. M C Saatchi is the incumbent on the DH s Change4Life campaign and is expected to defend ...
08 Sep 2011
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
and skills to enable them to grow.
The Government has set up a Creative Industries Council, a partnership ...
01 Sep 2011
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
to children to combat the obesity crisis. It rejected the Government's self-regulatory approach and cast doubt ...
their involvement in state-run campaigns such as Change4Life for lobbying purposes.
The Government is resisting ...
to reassure the public.
Anne Milton, the Junior Health Minister, defended the Government's "responsibility ...
16 Jun 2011
| by our parliamentary correspondent
A plan for a more centralised approach to government communications has sparked a revolt...by Matt Tee, the outgoing permanent secretary for government communications. He recommended that COI be replaced by a Government Communications Centre to oversee six teams based on priorities such as health.
Sources say the Coalition Government will back Tee s proposals for closer co-ordination of campaigns ...
09 Jun 2011
| by our parliamentary correspondent
. Legislation should only be necessary if the industry were out of line with society and government and self ...