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Rutherford Hall

Rutherford Hall is a critical communications expert and founding partner at Monkwell Strategy. He is a former political operative who once worked in Downing Street before moving off into the private sector. Robert Shrimsley recovers his messages in a column every other Monday.
  • Monday, 10 July, 2023
    Work & Careers
    I’m hustling for business. Hold my Pimm’s while England bowl

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 12 June, 2023
    Work & Careers
    What made you think housebuilders want to build houses?

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of a critical communications strategist

    Illustration of Rutherford Hall
  • Monday, 29 May, 2023
    Work & Careers
    Be subtle. We mustn’t overplay the woman thing

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 15 May, 2023
    Technology sector
    It’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’ and we’re watching it live

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 1 May, 2023
    Work & Careers
    We’ve got 24 hours to save the CBI

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

    Illustration of Rutherford Hall in blue suit and open necked pink shirt holding a mobile phone in front of skyline of office blocks
  • Monday, 17 April, 2023
    Work & Careers
    How to say sorry like you don’t mean it

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 3 April, 2023
    Work & Careers
    This may not seem the ideal moment to call for more banking freedoms, but then again. . .

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

    A cartoon man in a suit holds a phone outside an office block
  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    Work & Careers
    Affairs and takeovers but absolutely no secret agendas

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 20 February, 2023
    Work & Careers
    ‘You look like you’re swimming in cash when everyone else is swimming in sewage’

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 6 February, 2023
    Work & Careers
    ‘You’re a founding partner having a fling with a staff member. How can you not see a problem?’

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 23 January, 2023
    Office life
    ‘Instead of your whole self, can we just have the part of you that does your job properly?’

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    World Economic Forum
    There are only five reasons to go to Davos

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 12 December, 2022
    Work & Careers
    Losing your life savings on crypto is a Brexit opportunity

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

    Illustration of Rutherford Fry holding a mobile phone and standing outside an office building.
  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Sport
    Greetings from Qatar and here’s five seconds of solidarity

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

    Illustration of Rutherford Fry holding a mobile phone and standing outside an office building.
  • Monday, 14 November, 2022
    Elon Musk
    You really don’t want to get in a Twitter fight with Elon Musk

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

    Illustration of Rutherford Fry holding a mobile phone and standing outside an office building.
  • Monday, 31 October, 2022
    Metaverse
    It’s time to plan for the metaverse. No, we don’t know what that means either

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 17 October, 2022
    Labour party UK
    Is it time to start sucking up to Labour?

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 19 September, 2022
    Work & Careers
    Fracktastic news! I felt the earth move

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 5 September, 2022
    Work & Careers
    You can’t buy integrity, but you can nick the idea

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

    Illustration of “Rutherford Hall”, wearing navy suit, open necked pink shirt, dark rimmed spectacles and holding a mobile phone
  • Monday, 22 August, 2022
    Work & Careers
    Can I go back to being an uncaring boss yet?

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 8 August, 2022
    Work & Careers
    ‘It’s never too late to climb aboard the Truss train’

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

    Eliot Wyatt illustration showing Rutherford Hall on a mobile phone
  • Monday, 11 July, 2022
    Work & Careers
    ‘The government is looking for the next Lex Greensill’

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Work & Careers
    ‘Exactly how much virtue do you really want to signal?’

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Work & Careers
    ‘This is not the moment to tell the Treasury you are a cash machine’

    An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, communications strategist

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    Work & Careers
    ‘Can we reallocate the window desks to those who come in the most?’

    A new FT column offering a behind the scenes look into the work of Rutherford Hall, communications strategist

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