With the FIFA annual congress meeting in Zurich today, one man appears to be somewhat absent – as I write this anyway… Whether you are a football/soccer fan or not, most people know the name Sepp Blatter. So far, teflon Sepp has managed to avoid the direct controversy that has surrounded his reign and tomorrow’s …
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The final PMQs of the coalition government will take place later today in the Commons but…has it rescued or ruined either leaders’ common touch as they seek your vote in May? It is a divisive topic. Many people won’t watch it or listen due to the timings or their location. Many find it utterly repellent …
With crowds thronging the streets, the cortege of one history’s (and tellingly, literature’s) greatest villains King Richard III, wound its way to his new resting place at Leicester Cathedral. I heard on the radio at midday today that queues had been as long as 4 hours and even now (3pm) are still 1-2 hours long. …
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The uproar over Sheffield United FC allowing disgraced footballer Ched Evans to train with them refuses to die down. The club is yet to confirm whether they intend to re-sign their former player but it is clear to one of their biggest fans, Olympic champion and much-loved sports personality Jessica Ennis-Hill, what it will mean …
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Before someone says “I told you so” in a week or so’s time…this MAY be an elaborate PR stunt. However, if it is…it is very risky. To summarise…earlier this week, chocolate giant Cadbury’s (now owned by Kraft) shocked seasonal chocolate lovers across the nation when it announced it would no longer manufacture its gold chocolate …
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Right, now I’ve managed to shoehorn the “less v fewer” issue into a blog on PR, let’s have a quick look at the furore which has raged over this episode. To summarise, a Morrisons manager was reported on social media by a customer, after suggesting an elderly poppy seller (an 89 year-old veteran) should “wear a …
Happy St George’s Day everyone! What? Does that make you feel awkward? It seems to. Certainly the media can’t seem to decide what to do about the old chap. Fawn? Ignore? Wring hands? Worry? Champion? He’s a divisive fellow you see. Not the saint himself but what he has come to stand for. I wrote …
One wonders who advises these minsters on their PR. Unless you believe this was unplanned of course. If it was stage managed, I’m not sure how they got the pupil to ask that question, maybe they just got “lucky” but my word, this will allow any budding #Govebuster to haunt him for weeks and months …
With St Patrick’ Day celebrations in full swing across many parts of the UK, a survey for the think-tank British Future suggests more than three-quarters of the public (76 per cent) want St George’s Day to be celebrated with as much enthusiasm as St Patrick’s Day. However, this makes people feel very awkward, especially on …
As far as publicly admitting there’s “trouble at t’mill” goes, this is pretty strong stuff. I should probably wedge “beleaguered” in here somewhere but it is fair to say that by opening his arms to feedback with the Have Your Say survey, beleaguered (ooh, there it is!) group chief executive Euan Sutherland of the Co-operative …