We help businesses anticipate, interpret and respond to developments in UK policy and politics.
Our team has decades of experience at the most senior levels of government decision-making in the UK. We provide clients with authoritative analysis and understanding of political and policy developments to inform commercial strategies. We work on high-profile regulatory and policy initiatives, grounding our advice in persuasive, evidence-based arguments. Our unique approach has a track record of delivering business objectives.
Flint’s approach
We bring together political, economic and commercial expertise to advise clients on major developments affecting business in the UK. We draw on our deep understanding of key issues, ability to craft political narratives and evidence-based arguments, develop concrete policy proposals, give practical advice on engagement and guidance on strategic communications.
Analysis
Provide clear, expert analysis of political and policy events in the UK market and expert judgement on what is happening behind the scenes to inform business strategy.
Strategy
Identify risks and opportunities and help clients set clear objectives by establishing policy and commercial priorities.
Relationships
Identify key stakeholders and develop strategies for effective engagement based on a deep understanding of individual and institutional motivations.
Ideas
Develop strong arguments that will have impact with decision-makers to help achieve public policy goals.
Sectors where we can help
Energy
Flint supports companies at the heart of the energy transition to navigate the rapidly changing policy and regulatory environment that impacts investment and commercial plans.
Flint helps telecommunications providers and investors navigate a complex and ever-changing competition, policy and regulatory landscape drawing on our deep sector knowledge and extensive senior level industry experience.
Flint works with major players in the media, sports and entertainment sectors to provide strategic advice at a time where policy and regulation is seeking to adapt to rapid developments in technology and societal expectations.
Flint helps companies and investors navigate the UK water sector, and the complex – and evolving – political, policy and regulatory environment in which it operates.
Flint helps financial services institutions, from established players to growing fintechs, navigate an ever-more complex regulatory and policy landscape and understand the broader political context in which these events take place.
A late change to an incoming prudential regime resulted in a client’s international operations being brought in scope, meaning the client would be required to hold significant additional capital. The client needed support to consider the options and make a decision about how best to mitigate the impact of this.
What Flint Did
Outcome
Flint advises international businesses and investors on policy, politics, regulation and competition issues in European markets
