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Consultation on regulations to the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024
Deadline for responses: 13 December 2024 Yesterday the Welsh Government launched its consultation on the regulations to the Infrastructure (Wales)...
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Grasshopper Joins National Grid’s Community Relations Agency Framework
Monday 9th September 2024 Grasshopper is pleased to be able to announce our appointment to National Grid’s Community Relations Agency...
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What to expect from the new First Minister
Writing for Chamber UK News, Head of Corporate Affairs, Craig Lawton, takes a look at what we can expect from...
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King’s Speech: Clean Growth at the Heart of UK Government Agenda
Public Affairs Account Executive, Aleksandra Cernisova, reflects on the King’s Speech and what it means for the Clean Growth agenda....
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The next First Minister: Leadership contest or coronation
Head of Public Affairs, Craig Lawton, takes a look at who could replace Vaughan Gething as First Minister. 18th July...
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The results are in: What happens next?
Head of Public Affairs, Craig Lawton, reviews the general election results and looks at what to expect in the coming...
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2024 General Election: Key manifesto commitments
Head of Public Affairs, Craig Lawton, compares manifestos ahead of the 2024 General Election. 1st July 2024 In advance of...
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General Election: Manifesto moments
Head of Public Affairs, Craig Lawton, looks ahead to the release of party manifestos. 10th June 2024 With less than...
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General Election leaders’ debate: an evening of soundbites and spats
Head of Public Affairs, Craig Lawton, analyses the first live leader debate of this General Election campaign. 5th June 2024 ...
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Delivering impact through Research and Insight
Head of Research and Insights, Dr Andy Cotter-Roberts, weighs in on Social Value. 20th May 2024 The world and...
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Vaughan Gething wins Welsh Labour leadership contest: What happens next?
Head of Public Affairs, Craig Lawton, sets out what we can expect following the result of the Welsh Labour leadership...
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Conference review: Breaking down barriers
Head of Public Affairs, Craig Lawton, reflects on the Grasshopper panel discussion at Welsh Conservative conference 2024. 8th March 2024...
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Cost-of-living crisis: Should housing associations play the role of more than just a landlord?
Liz Griffiths, Account Director, shares her views on the vital role of housing associations in the cost of living crisis....
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Far from over – The First Minister contest
Head of Public Affairs, Craig Lawton, assesses what we can expect from the Welsh Labour Leadership contest in the coming...
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Climate Action takes centre stage
Julie Longton, Head of PR & Campaigns, gives her views on the next two weeks and why they are crucial...
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What does the Future Generations Commissioner’s new strategy mean for you?
Craig Lawton, Head of Public Affairs, assesses what ‘Cymru Can’, the new strategy from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales,...
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Creating Conversations
We’re very excited to launch Grasshopper’s new insights series – Creating Conversations – which brings together industry experts to talk...
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The race to be First Minister
Head of Public Affairs, Craig Lawton, takes a look at the First Minister contenders. 27th September 2023 When Mark...
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Award Season – reflections on a brilliant year
It feels like the Grasshopper team is riding the crest of a wave at the moment – having been shortlisted...
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What is good design?
This could be deemed as a subjective question, but perhaps in fact, you can measure what good design is by...
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UK Reiif: Themes we can get on board with
It is our first time attending UK Reiif this week and we are looking forward to things getting underway. What...
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Why is good communication important for housing associations?
According to Shelter there are 89,000 people waiting for an affordable home in Wales and 1.2 million in England. The...
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Helping you help: supporting colleagues to be their best selves
Between work, hobbies, social life and other personal commitments, it can sometimes be a challenge to find the time to...
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This blog is 100% carbon neutral. Or is it?
Climate change looks set to remain top of the agenda. From global summits on emissions targets to local efforts to...
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RTPI: Bringing benefits to communities
Hannah presented to the RTPI on community benefit and how benefit funds, social value and community ownership of energy projects...
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Supercharging community engagement
While attending a consultation event recently, I found myself on the ‘other side’ for the first time. The experience was...
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What makes a sustainable place? Building communities into development plans
With house building still dominating the development agenda, considering and providing for community is as important to placemaking as ever....
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PR in 2023: 5 predictions for the year ahead
New year, new start. But what does 2023 hold in store for PR? Here are our #TeamGrasshopper predictions… People and planet, not...
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Using words to inspire: an introduction to framing
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Inspiring climate action
Just Stop Oil recently made headlines for its brazen tactics to raise awareness of the climate emergency. Examples include throwing...
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