Seven days after Westfield and Hammerson were given the green light for their £1.4bn transformation of Croydon town centre, the Conservative-led Croydon Council administration of the day proclaimed that ‘Croydon is on the crest of a regeneration wave’. They failed… Continue Reading
I had the honour of being a Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) judge for the Excellence Awards, looking at entries in the Inclusive Communications Campaign category. The Excellence Awards, which have been established for 30 years, recognise the outstanding… Continue Reading
In 2008 Taylor Bennett, an executive search firm specialising in communications appointments, established a programme to address the diversity gap in the PR industry, focusing on ethnicity. I have previously written about the lack of diversity in PR and the… Continue Reading
On Sunday 10th March, I am hosting a two-hour show on Croydon Radio to celebrate International Women’s Day. Observed since the early 1900’s, International Women’s Day is an annual event which takes place on 8 March 2013. The aim is… Continue Reading
The results of the 2011 Census have just been released by the Office for National Statistics, providing in-depth data about the UK’s ethnically diverse landscape. Although there have been some changes in definition and response categories since the 2001 Census,… Continue Reading
The diversity of London’s cultures is one of the reasons why the city was selected to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. I have lived in London all of my life and truly believe that diversity is indeed one… Continue Reading