On the 13th of July 1907, Leo Baekeland filed a patent application for Bakelite, the first wholly synthetic plastic. The invention of Bakelite is widely considered the birth of modern-day plastic. Baekland’s success enabled the…

Following the publication of Spare, a book about an ex-royal’s self-professed irrelevance, JR Moehringer is, for now at least, probably the most well-known and talked-about ghostwriter on the planet. Only this month he’s in the…

Last year I wrote a blog about my feelings of anxiety in the workplace. I was surprised, but extremely flattered when friends, family and colleagues alike told me how they felt my work was emotionally…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a profound impact on the way we write, from enhancing the accuracy and speed of writing to enabling us to generate entire pieces of content from scratch. AI-powered tools are…

In 1943 Abraham Maslow created his famous hierarchy of needs; a psychological motivational theory encompassing a five-tier model of our human needs. But why is this important to us 80 years later? Before I expand…

April Fools’ Day. A day made for joking. A day made for pranks. I remember one year calling my father and telling him I got a speeding ticket. Let’s just say, he was not happy.…

Daisy’s diagnosis, when it came, was devastating. For a few years we knew instinctively that something wasn’t quite right and increasingly her school had raised concerns. But nothing prepared us for the opinion of the…

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day to recognise and celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It also marks a call for action for accelerating women’s equality. According to the…

It’s World Book Day, a tradition started by the United Nations in 1995 as a celebration of reading, education, the free press, and copyright. It’s also a day where we come together to celebrate our…

Jointly written by Jack Sandbach and Megan Jay It’s 14 February. You know what that means? That’s right, two of Haggie Partners’ PR assistants, Megan (M) and Jack (J) have been here for a whole…

While it shouldn’t be, talking about cervical cancer screenings, otherwise known as smear tests, can be something of an awkward topic of conversation – almost a taboo subject. But it’s a lifesaving measure. According to…

It’s January. Time for new beginnings.  New healthy eating regimes. New gym memberships. Every year the magazines are full of new things to learn, new diets, new habits to take up and old ones to…