I have thoroughly enjoyed this rotation and the experience has definitely reignited my interest in politics that I left behind at A-level and only briefly dabbled in at university with American political science. The team have been fantastic, very patient and supportive, especially when I was off helping with the panto.

I know Abi has already written a little bit about the panto, so all that’s left to say is that it did go fantastically well (even if I do say so myself!) I was responsible for organising all the actors and coordinating rehearsals. The actors were brilliant and I was so proud of what we had achieved. (And loved performing as the Panto horse!) The panto was also a great way to get to know lots of people across different departments. And the party was a lot of fun, the hangover afterwards…not so much.

So a big thank you to PA, and here’s to Healthcare in the new year. Merry Christmas!

Philip Hammond MP, the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury was speaking and it promised to be an interesting evening. This was my first opportunity to go to such an event and I jumped at the chance.

The evening started with mingling amongst the attendees; a selection of Prospective Parliamentary Candidates, some MPs and people from the city. This was a great opportunity to get the Edelman name around.

Phillip Hammond MP then gave an engaging and informative speech about the current financial situation, which was very well received. As Edelman has a host of clients in the financial sector, the talk was obviously of key interest to us.

As well as providing an excellent talk, the City Circle was a wonderful opportunity to ease into networking. At first, it was a little daunting having to explain to people what Edelman did and why we were at the event. However, after negotiating the art of eating canapés whilst still being composed and maintaining a conversation, I found it easier to tell people who I was and what exactly it was that I was doing within Edelman.

With plenty of people to talk to I found the event very enjoyable and look forward to the chance of attending many more events with my move to Public Affairs next week.