Britain 2025: The year ahead in politics

Event information:

We’re thrilled to be hosting our annual public affairs event, Britain 2025: The Year Ahead in Politics

In 2024, UK politics experienced significant shifts, highlighted by Labour’s decisive general election victory, which ended over a decade of Conservative governance. Public affairs professionals are facing a transformative time – but what does that actually mean in practice?

Join us for our annual webinar, Britain 2025 – The Year Ahead in Politics, to unpack the economic challenges, public service reform, and geopolitical changes alongside a panel of industry experts.

Discussion host:

• Janie Emmerson, Managing Partner and Global Public Affairs Lead, Hanson Search

Guest speakers:

• Luke Francis, Associate Partner, Pagefield

Luke is an Associate Partner at Pagefield with more than a decade of experience providing strategic communications and campaign advice to senior figures across the public and private sectors. An active member of the Labour Party, Luke has advised senior politicians at regional and national levels, including the Mayor of London and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

• Jim Bligh, Director of Corporate Affairs and Packaging, The Food and Drink Federation

Jim is Director of Corporate Affairs and Packaging at the FDF. He leads the FDF’s political engagement, communications, and its policy work on packaging. Jim has led government and corporate affairs for some of the UK’s leading brands across multiple sectors, including PepsiCo, TCS, Manpower and the CBI. Jim has engaged with some of the most sensitive and complex policy challenges in the last 15 years, such as industrial relations, pensions, the Bribery Act, employment and equality, immigration reform, HFSS foods and packaging waste. He is a former chair of the Confederation of Indian Industry in the UK, and visiting fellow at the University of Oxford.

• Anita Boateng, Senior Partner, Portland

Anita is currently Senior Partner at Portland, having previously worked at FTI Consulting and at the highest level of government as a special adviser in the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Justice and DWP.

Key topics:

• What do we know from the first few months of the Labour government?
• How is the current political climate impacting the public affairs landscape in 2025?
• What pivotal issues and challenges are facing us over the next twelve months?
• And more…

We hope to see you there. To reserve your spot, register here.

Event Details:

Date: 29^th January 2025

Time: 9.00 am

Location: Online webinar

Register now:

Register for free here.

For any enquiries or additional information, please contact events@Hansonsearch.com