Day: 2 April 2018

Industry responds to the launch of the Lobbying Register in Scotland

Stuart Mitchell

Responding to the launch of the Lobbying Register in Scotland, the PRCA has welcomed its broad scope, while warning that the “burdensome and unnecessary amount of information” required from registrants and statutory code of conduct risk deterring engagement with the Scottish Parliament. Organisations and individuals (including those working in-house and within consultancies) carrying out activities which meet the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016’s definition of “regulated lobbying” are required to record those details on the Lobbying Register in Scotland. The Act’s definition of lobbying is specifically limited to oral face-to-face communications…

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Serviceplan, L V Prasad Eye Institute and Ravensburger develop the World’s First 3D Printed Braille Puzzle

Stuart Mitchell

An innovative and affordable new way for blind and visually impaired people to learn and discover, Fittle models can be downloaded from the Fittle website and 3D-printed at almost zero cost, meaning that learning Braille becomes more accessible than ever. To further complete the Braille literacy puzzle, the Fittle Project is raising funds to provide 3D printers to communities in developing countries who couldn’t afford expensive learning devices in the past. There is a growing range of Fittle models including a Rocket, Mouse, Violin, Fish, Boat, Key and Crown, which…

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London Mayor’s record £44m commitment to make London safe for women and girls

Stuart Mitchell

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today published his strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, and the misogynistic attitudes that allow these crimes to continue, backed by a record £44m investment up to 2020. Sadiq wants to make London the safest city in the world for women and girls, and that means every Londoner and every organisation playing their part to promote equality and to challenge sexist and misogynistic attitudes wherever they are encountered. London is already one of the safest cities in the world for women, yet…

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St. Pat’s Pop-Up Pub Refuses To Serve The Irish To Highlight How Refugees Are Treated

Stuart Mitchell

To refocus the current immigration debate from ‘legal status’ to ‘human stories’, Detroit advertising Creative Director Dan Margulis opened the “No Irish Pub”. The bar opened for one day during Detroit’s St. Patrick’s celebrations. It treated the Irish like America used to treat Irish immigrants.  A bouncer, echoing America’s ‘No Irish Need Apply’ legacy, refused entry to people of Irish heritage or anyone wearing green, claiming Irish ancestry for the day.  As you’ll see in the video, the impact was significant. A video documenting the experience was released Sat., March…

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Social Enterprise Crowdfunding To Support Underdog Athletes

Stuart Mitchell

London-based SEUK certified non-profit social enterprise; Harper Performance have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise at least £30k in just 30 days to enable them to continue their work supporting aspirational athletes in disadvantaged, deprived and marginalised communities across the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2018, a team of expert practitioners; from sports scientists, to physiotherapists and sports nutritionists drawn from elite sports teams all over the world will head to Liberia, Uganda and Kenya to support sports academies in some of the most deprived communities in the world.…

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