Widen understanding of the political process
The purpose of our business is to widen the understanding of the political process and allow everyone to share in and benefit from this knowledge. A key part of this is ensuring that those who make policy and legislative decisions have the best appreciation they can of the real issues at hand. For this to occur it is vital that companies engage with relevant political stakeholders in the light of an ever-changing political environment.
Who We Are
Keystone Consulting will help you stay on top of what’s going on within the political environment, develop intelligence regarding current trends within your sector, provide bespoke strategic advice and develop opportunities for direct engagement.
Meet Our Team
Fiona Cuthbertson
Managing Director
Fiona was first involved in politics during university as she was elected to the National Executive Committee for NUS Wales for 2 years. Since then, she was elected to Merton Council with a 13% swing in 2002 and achieved the second highest swing in the NW region as the Conservative Party Candidate in Preston in the 2005 general election. Fiona’s expertise in politics has also been honed by her time working in Parliament and when she worked for DeHavilland which saw her develop the award winning DeHavilland Engage (Emap’s new Product of the Year 2007) which provided Parliamentarians and organisations with an online portal where they could share ideas and information.
Fiona now runs Keystone Consulting, a company that helps organisations understand the political process and provide them with the tools they need to fully contribute, get involved and engage. Key successes for Keystone Consulting including helping to ensure excluded children have educational options through the introduction of online and blended learning to the Children and Families Bill, the creation of both the Clinical Research European Working Group and the Clinical Research Industry Think Tank to enable the pharmaceutical industry to work together to create strategic messages on competency within clinical research, and the development and management of a number of very successful events that have helped their clients network and engage with the political process. In addition, current projects include helping a retail client with planning issues and the development of a public affairs campaign for a multi academy trust.
David Cuthbertson
Director
David Cuthbertson joined Keystone Consulting in October 2017 as a director, bringing with him experience in national and local governments in the UK and around the developing world. He specialises is in understanding governments and their decision making processes. Within Keystone, David is responsible for managing clients, as well as devising and implementing business development strategies.
Before joining Keystone, David spent many years as a Governance Advisor and Project Manager for several International Development Firms. He worked on a number of projects in Africa, the Middle East and Asia to balance democratic representation and government functions, and in improving the understanding between the two. He also managed Government supplier contracts and business development.
As well as international development, David was also a policy adviser for Essex County Council and a Director of the Adam Smith Institute devising innovative policy solutions to real work problems and developing and executing communications plans for government and the wider public.
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