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Focas on Financial Services: Will Hammond’s fintech fantasy become a political reality?

Focas on Financial Services: Will Hammond’s fintech fantasy become a political reality?

A genuine commitment to putting the UK at the forefront of fintech, or just another political vanity project to rival that of his predecessor’s Northern powerhouse? With Jacob Rees Mogg and the rest of his backbench Brexiteers baying for cabinet blood, the latter is currently not a political option for this unusually understated Tory chancellor. Unlike Osborne’s original utopic vision to […]

by · 6th May 2018 · Blog
Parliament Street C.E.O. Patrick Sullivan writes for Public Sector Focus magazine

Parliament Street C.E.O. Patrick Sullivan writes for Public Sector Focus magazine

Monday 30th April 2018 Today, Public Sector Focus magazine, published an exclusive thought piece, on Getting the NHS ready for GDPR, written by our Chief Executive, Patrick Sullivan. Public Sector Focus is aimed at decision makers with budgetary responsibility working in the public sector. Unlike other titles in the sector, Public Sector Focus covers the whole public sector keeping you […]

by · 30th April 2018 · Press Room
Parliament Street C.E.O. Patrick Sullivan interviewed by ITPro about GDPR

Parliament Street C.E.O. Patrick Sullivan interviewed by ITPro about GDPR

Thursday 26th April 2018 Today, ITPro interviewed Parliament Street’s Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Sullivan, about government preparedness for GDPR. ITPro is the essential place for all IT coverage in the UK, offering breaking IT news, along with analysis and comment, interviews, reviews, opinion, multimedia content and more. Mr. Sullivan was discussing the findings from “GDPR: The Impact on Government“, the […]

by · 26th April 2018 · Press Room
GDPR: The Impact on Government

GDPR: The Impact on Government

Parliament Street’s latest report examines the impact the incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have on central government. Our research team have discovered that the Department for Work and Pensions is spending nearly £15m preparing for the regulation, whilst the Department for Transport, Treasury and Ministry of Justice are spending between £500K and £200K to prepare. Read the report […]

by · 26th April 2018 · frontpage, Research, Blog
President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro.

The United States’ Failure in Latin America

The world changed remarkably in 1991. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War prompted a shift in global security and diplomatic policy that led to increased focus on the Middle East and East Asia. The 1990’s saw the United States engage in war against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait, humanitarian efforts in Somalia, […]

by · 16th April 2018 · Blog
NEW RESEARCH: Getting the NHS ready for the GDPR

NEW RESEARCH: Getting the NHS ready for the GDPR

This morning Parliament Street is releasing a new report, written by our C.E.O. Patrick Sullivan, into the impact the incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have on the NHS. Our insights have discovered that over £1million has been spent on software, staffing and services to prepare Trusts for the regulation. Read the policy paper here.

by · 11th April 2018 · Research, Blog
Parliament Street C.E.O. Patrick Sullivan takes on political correctness in The Sun

Parliament Street C.E.O. Patrick Sullivan takes on political correctness in The Sun

Monday 9th April 2018 Today, The Sun exclusively interviewed Parliament Street’s Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan was taking on London Mayor, Sadiq Khan for putting the interest of political correctness, above that of Police Constables. The full article, originally featured on page 6 of the paper, can be read here.     Or alternatively you can read the […]

by · 9th April 2018 · Press Room
Policy Paper: Policing and Cybercrime

Policy Paper: Policing and Cybercrime

Today Parliament Street unveils its latest policy paper exploring how UK police forces are preparing for the growing threat posed by cybercrime. Our research paper reveals that UK police forces have spent over £1.3million in training for nearly 40,000 officers and staff over the last three years. Key recommendations of the report include creating a national cyber training scheme of […]

by · 20th March 2018 · Research
BRIEFING PAPER – 2018 Italian Election

BRIEFING PAPER – 2018 Italian Election

Dr. James Downes (Director, British and European Politics, Parliament Street) and Ms. Vanisa Wai (Research Assistant, University of Hong Kong) provide us with  a briefing paper into the 2018 Italian elections, showing that Europe remains electorally volatile. Italian-Election_PS-Report

by · 12th March 2018 · Research
Happy International Women’s Day!

Happy International Women’s Day!

This International Women’s Day, Parliament Street’s Head of Campaigns, Elizabeth Anderson shares her thoughts on what more progress must be made for us to achieve full equality! 2018 celebrates the centenary of the first women gaining the vote in this country.  Hard won, this – and the other changes of the 20th century – completely changed the rules for women like […]

by · 8th March 2018 · Women of Influence