It’s been a breathless summer of sporting excellence, and very hard to tear ourselves away from watching the unbelievable successes of the Olympic and Paralympic athletes. A personal highlight was when I told my 5 year-old daughter that another of Britain’s boxers (in this case, Luke Campbell) had won a gold medal. Her instant reaction…

Despite perhaps starting this week suffering from a minor case of what a colleague described as ‘POD’ (Post-Olympics Depression), we’re all extremely excited about the forthcoming Paralympic Games, and across Whitehall our colleagues will be looking to deliver something equally as successful and memorable as the games that have just finished.

A huge thank you to all who attended the Communications Review seminars that have taken place over the last couple of weeks – we’re grateful for your time and contributions and for the constructive comments and feedback you’ve given us since the events began.

As the third Communications Review seminar gets underway at DCMS today, Henry Anderton from the department’s Comms Review team looks back at discussions on issues such as consumer data, competition and even fish bladders.