A political visit to showcase innovation and maintain awareness mid-programme
The Requirement Furrer+Frey, the UK’s leading rail electrification specialists, knew they were reaching a key moment in their £100m programme to renew 100 kilometres of overhead power lines on the Tyne and Wear Metro. The company wanted to make sure they could showcase the dispatch of the first shipment of 4,500 components – designed and manufactured entirely in the East Midlands – and highlight the economic […]
Promise and Proof: The Reality of Transport Policy Two Years On
Jo Field – Founder & CEO, JFG Communications Almost two years into the Labour government, transport once again finds itself balancing ambitious promises and early reforms against a growing sense that political attention is already starting to shift elsewhere. Reform through integration There has been progress, particularly in setting clearer priorities. The government’s integrated transport […]
Supporting policy and comms for the UK’s responsible micro mobility operator
The Requirement Voi, the Swedish-owned leader in European micromobility, sought year‑long support across three areas: public policy, strategic communications, and market development. Voi needed to: Voi wanted a consultancy that could help differentiate it from competitors by positioning it as the responsible, accountable operator capable of working constructively with national and local government, stakeholders, riders and non‑riders. The Solution We […]
Jo Field named as ‘Public Affairs Woman of the Year’ at PRCA Public Affairs Awards
We’re delighted our Founder and CEO, Jo Field, has won the prestigious ‘Public Affairs Woman of the Year’ award at this year’s PRCA Public Affairs Awards. This is the only dedicated awards ceremony in the UK for the public affairs industry and showcases some of the excellent work from the sector over the past year. Commenting […]
The ‘year of delivery’ – what does 2026 spell for the transport industry?
Jo Field – Founder & CEO, JFG Communications Eating more healthily, going to the gym twice a week, reading ten books – exchanging New Year’s Resolutions is what gets the nation through January. Kier Starmer’s? “2026 will be the year that Britain turns a corner”. Fighting talk. But for the transport sector, the question isn’t […]
Jo Field awarded OBE in King’s New Year Honours 2026 for services to diversity and inclusion in transport
Jo Field, Chair of Women in Transport, and Founder & CEO of public affairs consultancy, JFG Communications, has been awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s New Year Honours List for services to diversity and inclusion in transport. The honour recognises Jo’s exceptional contribution to advancing diversity and inclusion within the […]
JFG Communications shortlisted for two awards in the PRCA Public Affairs Awards 2026
We’re delighted to have been shortlisted for two awards in the PRCA Public Affairs Awards 2026. Our Founder and CEO, Jo Field, has been named as a finalist in the ‘Public Affairs Woman of the Year’ category, recognising her commitment and leadership of equality, diversity and inclusion in the transport and public affairs industries. And JFG Comms has been shortlisted […]
Party Conferences 2025: Politics Overshadows Policy… Again
Jo Field, Founder and CEO As the 2025 party conference season draws to a close, the overriding impression is that every party entered the autumn with something to prove. For Labour, as the governing party, the priority was delivery – albeit with a little distraction provided by speculation about Andy Burnham’s leadership ambitions. For the […]
Transport, Devolution, and Diversity: Reflections from Labour Conference
My Labour Party Conference 2025 began with Small Business Sunday and, as a small business owner myself, this felt particularly important. It was good to hear the new Minister for Small Business, Blair McDougall MP, draw on his own background running a small business, and very positive to feed into a roundtable on how government […]
A Roads Minister who can’t drive? Why that’s no bad thing….
Jo Field, Founder & CEO, JFG Communications The appointment of Keir Mather MP as a parliamentary under-secretary of state in the Department for Transport has prompted more than a few raised eyebrows. His age – 27 years old – is one of the reasons, but that he is yet to pass his driving test has […]