The Ongoing Expenses Scandal and What to do About it
Day fifteen of the Telegraph’s ongoing revelations about MP’s expenses rumbles into view with no end in sight and I’ve just recorded a piece for the Trevor Macdonald show on the affair – another in a...
View ArticlePost-Election Stuntwatch: Wrestling for Control
The failure of anyone to take meaningful control of the country in the wake of the General Election says a great deal about the hype that the media work up as a cappuccino froth of sound bites. It...
View ArticleWilliam Hague: Myred in Rumour
In the greater scheme of things, does it really matter who William Hague shares a room with? I’m sure his wife, Ffion, would think it does, especially as she’s the one who’s been thrown unceremoniously...
View ArticleEdward Bernays and the Suffragette Movement
On the 18th of this month, a vigil will be taking place to mark the memory of the two Suffragettes who died 100 years ago on that day whilst attempting to enter Parliament to demand a debate on the...
View ArticleNOT ENOUGH COOKS
A pleasure to meet up with Robin Cook MP, the distinguished member for Livingston, former Foreign Secretary, and notorious racing enthusiast. The occasion was the Oldie Literary lunch in Edinburgh...
View ArticleSilly season
Ah, August, the cruellest month by far for newspapers, but usually quite a good one for publicists. Circulations plummet as readers and journalists alike flit from villa to beach, and those left behind...
View ArticleMPs expenses: how can Parliament detoxify its brand?
The scandal surrounding MPs expenses has angered the voting public. So how can confidence in Parliament be restored? Here, we asked advertising gurus, branding experts and cool-headed commentators for...
View ArticlePR verdict on Rupert Murdoch: Small, unfrightening, unimpressive
This week’s performance by Rupert and James Murdoch at a British parliamentary hearing raises some questions that News Corp. will struggle to answer, regardless of the outcome of the phone-hacking...
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