A former Cabinet Minister once said, “if I do something and it harms your business, it’s your fault for not telling me.”
Campaigning for what you believe and are expert in – and yes, that means lobbying government and getting your message out in the media – really matters in a democracy. In a free society, people, charities, trade unions and businesses must all be equally free to put their case forward to those in power and to the wider public.
Pagefield is committed to making a robust defence of the campaigning industry. As part of this, we are today launching an online public vote to find the best campaign of the past decade – ahead of publishing a report in November, which lays out the case for campaigning and demonstrating that when done well, campaigning ultimately leads to better laws which are reflective of wider public and stakeholder opinion and expertise.
Earlier this year, we convened an eminent panel of opinion leaders from across business, media and the communications industry to select a top 10 list of campaigns based on each contender’s legislative, media and cultural impact on UK politics and society.
I’d like to thank publicly the panel, which includes Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden, HS1 Ltd CEO Dyan Crowther, Daily Telegraph Associate Editor Camilla Tominey and PR Week News Editor James Halliwell, for their amazing work in reviewing so much information to decide upon such an impressive and thought-provoking Top 10.
Also on the panel was former UK Ambassador to the United States and Pagefield Chairman Sir Christopher Meyer KCMG, who sadly died this summer. Sir Christopher remains forever in our thoughts, and we are determined to honour his memory by standing up for the values of the free society which he so admired and championed.
All this week we will be posting summaries of each campaign in our Top 10 across Pagefield’s social media channels. So now it’s your turn to have your say.
We hope you will be able to take the time to vote for your favourite campaign of the Top 10 here. Voting closes at midnight on Friday 28 October, and we look forward to announcing the winner in November alongside the publication of our report making “the case for campaigning”.
The Top 10 shortlisted campaigns are:
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