Sussex waits until 2028 for its mayor. Here's what the delay means for developers and councils. Sussex will not elect its first mayor until 4 May 2028. That is two years later than planned. And six weeks after a national reset of council reorganisation, the picture across our region is more fluid than at any point since devolution was first put on the table. For those of us who work with developers, councils and the institutions that shape the South East, the question isn't whether the delay...

by Geri Silverstone, Silverstone Communications and Secretariat of the Gatwick Diamond Growth Gateway APPG Forget the old image of party conference season — rosettes, rubber chicken, speeches nobody outside the hall remembers. That’s not what it is anymore. With the political map more fluid than it’s been in a generation, conference season has become one of the only moments all year when a region can put its case straight in front of the people who’ll decide its future. Not buried in a...

On 28 October, the Chancellor will set out the government's tax and spending plans, alongside the Office for Budget Responsibility's latest economic forecast. The headlines will arrive fast. It takes longer to work out what they mean for businesses in the Southeast. The day after the Budget, Silverstone Communications in partnership with the APPG for the Southeast and Gatwick Diamond Growth Gateway is bringing together leaders from business, infrastructure, planning and the media to cut...