The Scottish National Party has failed to ban the broadcast of the leaders' debate in Scotland tomorrow night, following the party’s claim that the BBC had breached its rules of impartiality. The SNP claimed that it was being excluded and... Read more
Gordon Brown won tonights Leaders' Debate - but only just - according to a poll on The Drum websiteNick Clegg, on 41%, was not far behind. But it was David Cameron, who got just 15% of the vote who seems to have the most to worry about. He also... Read more
With Alex Salmond set to have his day in court as the Scottish Nationalist Party stakes its claim for a space in the final televised leaders' debate, communications professionals air their views on the move. The SNP will today take their claim for... Read more
With the final televised leader's debate now done and dusted, the final stages of campaigning will really gather pace. The Drum's communications expert discuss how they thought the politicians faired tonight. Matthew Révett, account... Read more
Following tonight’s second leadership debate held in Bristol, a snap poll held by The Drum has found that Nick Clegg has once again been voted the winner by the creative industries.Tonight’s debate, broadcast on Sky News, saw 60... Read more
STV’s current affairs programme Scotland Tonight ended up broadcasting a little more than expected when a sex scene from Shameless was televised over the shoulder of one guest during an interview.
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For the second debate we asked communications experts for their views on the debate, as well as their own impressions in the aftermath of tonight's broadcast.Sally Rhodes,managing director – UK Nations, Regions & IrelandGraylingAll... Read more
Atholl Duncan, head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland, has refuted the Scottish National Party’s claims that the broadcaster’s election coverage lacked impartiality.Speaking to The Drum following the SNP’s failed bid to... Read more
Following Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s gaffe today - he described a woman as ‘bigoted’ without having turned his microphone off first - crisis PR professional Jonathan Hemus spoke to The Drum about how costly such a mistake... Read more
Today's newspapers are digesting the results of the first live leaders debate. There is a consensus that it has given the Lib Dems a major breakthroughPolls published today said that 23% of the 9m viewers who watched the debate said they would... Read more
