#FuturePRoof podcast: Socially Mobile launch With Stephen and Sarah Waddington In this latest edition of the #FuturePRoof podcast we discuss: Big news as Sarah is awarded a CBE for services to public relations and the voluntary sectors in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. The launch of Socially Mobile – we’d love your support and will shortly be recruiting assessors – please watch this space and get involved. Research from the National Centre for Universities and Business and the University of Cambridge shows the pandemic has caused a hiatus in R&D and innovation. The findings are a matter for concern considering the necessary role of innovation and R&D as the UK moves to strengthen its position as a global science superpower, as set out in the 2021 Queen’s Speech. The lockdown boom for agency startups following publication of the latest Wadds Inc. report. The federal government in Nigeria has banned Twitter. It has serious implications for democracy and public discourse. The Brandwatch Customer Loyalty Report published in conjunction with GWI is worth a look for retailers wanting to know which issues they should be focusing on in 2021. Ethics – the good, bad and the ugly of recent corporate behaviour. www.futureproofingcomms.co.uk/