New blog: Five trends shaping the future of the corporate communications function - A new report identifies five critical trends to future proof the corporate communications function. wadds.co.uk/blog/shaping-f…

This one is for ALASTAIR CAMPBELL. Tree of the day from the campaign trail on eve of poll in Ferryhill in what was your former boss’s Sedgefield constituency.

Thanks for your support on The Rest Is Politics today!

Vote The Labour Party tomorrow.

I made my own wedding dress – and learned to embrace imperfection < what a lovely story and take on life theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Child poverty affects nearly 4 out of 10 kids in the North East.

Kim McGuinness has committed to End Child Poverty as the thread that runs through every decision she will make as Mayor.

That's why I've voted for Kim McGuinness as North East Mayor.

Thanks Sir Brendan Foster for your support.

I love the North East. I know you do too but we’ve been left behind. It’s time to take control of our own future.

I’ll be the Mayor that tells the world there’s more to the North than Manchester and Leeds.

Vote The Labour Party on Thursday.

Mine is a postal vote and I’ve placed it for Kim 👇🏾

‘Perilously close to breaking point’ in several EU countries theguardian.com/media/2024/apr…

Tony Blair had it, Boris Johnson too... the quality that wins Angela Rayner support despite her gaffes < interesting piece on authenticity theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Home Office to detain asylum seekers across UK in shock Rwanda operation < “Operation comes weeks earlier than expected and is thought to have been timed to coincide with local elections”

Nasty party is nastier than ever theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

As North East Mayor I’ll fix our broken public transport system.

🚌 Buses under public control
💚 A greenest network
🚊 An expanded Metro
🦺 A safer system
🎟️ A single ticket to travel region wide
ℹ️ Real time travel Information
🚲 Joined up active travel

#VoteLabour on 2nd May

Interesting thread on #burnout . Found the post on context-switching fascinating. Explains the overload and exhaustion in communications professionals as we do it all day. Useful post on how to manage it too #mentalhealth #PR

The Tyne & Wear Citizens mayoral assembly successfully pinned down the North East mayoral candidates on a range of issues

The two main candidates backed every pledge, but there was a clear divide in their approach - Driscoll is about protest, McGuinness is about policy

The QT

Great to meet the Sunderland Software City and Dynamo North East team creating a tech talent pipeline- they’re recruiting the next generation now.

As North East Mayor I’ll work with them to train more people to work in digital and tech in our region:

Want to apply:

sunderlandsoftwarecity.com/join-the-team#…

Please,Cat One responders, think about the training needs and the work to be done in your organisation when you sign the Charter for the Bereaved. I see few leaders currently understand either the implications or the expectations and instead simply flourish a pen at a document

Extraordinary development in the Tees Valley mayoral election race tonight

Boro chairman Steve Gibson has come out and endorsed Labour's Chris McEwan and launched a scathing attack on Ben Houchen and Teesworks

✍️ Exclusive Chris Lloyd

thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24274083.…

Freelancers and agency folk! You are underrepresented in this year's CIPR State of the Profession Survey! You know what to do!!!!

survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90692790/SO…

Want to know how we did this for Yorkshire Building Society? Find out in PRWeek UK

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Tommy Nicol was kind and friendly – a beloved brother. Why did he die in prison on a ‘99-year’ sentence? < hard read but important one theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

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Can AI image generators be policed to prevent explicit deepfakes of children? < “how do you limit a system you do not fully understand?” theguardian.com/technology/202…