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Lodestone is a strategy and communications agency with a purpose.
We believe it is actions, not words that drive engagement, advocacy and change.
As the UK’s first specialist public affairs consultancy to be B Corp Certified, we’re part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact. Working at the confluence of politics, business and society, we bring deep analysis, strategic clarity and creative ideas.
News & Insights
Insight
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November 17th 2022
Bad Medicine
It was George Osborne’s genius that he was able to make a virtue of his chosen vice. For a man who ideologically desires austerity - but who is smart enough to understand that the public...
Insight
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October 24th 2022
Hold Me Closer, Tiny Dancer
It has been a nerve wracking few days for the authors of these notes. At the end of Boris Johnson’s premiership we wrote that ‘we just don’t need to worry about Boris Johnson anymore’. For...
Insight
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October 20th 2022
Killing In The Name
Turns out she was a quitter, after-all. Liz Truss has resigned as Leader of the Conservative Party and will cease to be Prime Minister inside a week. She has done this because she was not...
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October 3rd 2022
Treading water
There is a school of thought which says that our collective reaction to ‘u-turns’ disincentivises doing the right thing and encourages a defensive, combative style of politics. If only, so this argument runs, we were...
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September 26th 2022
All falls down
Our new Prime Minister is busy briefing that she intends to ‘move fast and break things’. The markets demonstrate that she is achieving this, to a frankly terrifying extent, so she and her chancellor must...
News
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September 26th 2022
Lodestone look to hire new Intern
Lodestone are looking for a new intern. Dynamic role at an award-winning strategic and corporate communications agency. Be part of our growth story. Our boutique and growing consultancy has clients across Health, Education, Tech &...
Insight
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September 13th 2022
Lodestone Insights Live – The first 100 days of the new leader
Overview Lodestone hosted an hour-long Lodestone Insights Live webinar on what the UK can expect from the first 100 days of Liz Truss’s premiership. Speakers included: Martha Dalton - Lodestone’s Managing DirectorChris Blackhurst -...
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September 2nd 2022
Simple kind of life
Well, here we are. On Monday we will finally ‘know’ who our next Prime Minister is. We already know, of course. It would be a shock even to him should Rishi win after all...
News
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July 14th 2022
Higher Education Strategy Expert Alex Favier Joins Lodestone
Lodestone has appointed Alex Favier as an Associate to further boost our Higher Education practice. Alex will play a key role in delivering Research Advocacy and Institutional Influence Strategy programmes for the UK’s leading universities...
Education
- University of Nottingham
Lodestone worked with the university to help showcase the expertise of academics and the impact of their research in media coverage, including broadcast media, opinion pieces and news pieces. Lodestone also delivered key training to...
Education
- University of Hull
Lodestone’s worked with the University of Hull advising on thought leadership, media engagement, communications strategy and corporate training. As part of this work, Lodestone have advised the Vice Chancellor on thought leadership, amplifying the University’s...
Education
- London Metropolitan University
Lodestone advises the Vice Chancellor of London Metropolitan University, as well as other members of the Senior Leadership Team and the communications team on strategic communications, public affairs and PR. London Met has a strong...
Campaigns
- Learning Disability Voices #SolveSleepIns
We led a purpose driven integrated campaign focussed on changing policy within Government for the benefit of social care workers and their clients. Our strategy was to amplify the voices of the families and the...
Campaigns
- British Poultry Council (BPC)
Lodestone provides expertise in navigating government departments and raising the profile of key political stakeholders. Lodestone develops impactful communications campaigns for the BPC, allowing their messaging to cut through and exert influence over key policy...
Campaigns
Education
- Lodestone Local - Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
Lodestone provided stakeholder engagement, community consultation and media support to RADA for the prestigious Attenborough Project. Our approach leveraged the creative spirit of the institution to develop a compelling narrative about why the project should...
Campaigns
- The Musicians' Union
Lodestone worked with the Musicians’ Union on their campaign to #FixStreaming, which aimed to secure a fairer share of streaming revenue for musicians, artists and creators. We developed a targeted media and political engagement campaign...
Campaigns
- The Bourbon Alliance
Lodestone co-founded the Bourbon Alliance alongside key names from the hospitality sector and US Whisky category including Jack Daniel’s, Makers Mark and Jim Beam. The Bourbon Alliance was founded to secure the removal of the...
Campaigns
- Forum for Global Challenges, University of Birmingham
Lodestone used networks across business, parliament and the third sector to secure speakers for the Forum for Global Challenges. We began by drawing on our own networks as well as desk research to ensure all...
Education
- REF Impact for Policy Commission Through Targeted Public Affairs
Lodestone was asked to help extend the reach and depth of the University of Birmingham’s stakeholder engagement both locally and nationally, furthering the impact of their research and supporting significant REF achievements. Lodestone has supported...
Case studies
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