“Divisive” – understatement of the yearI’m not interested in debating the politics and the former PM but I have found it fascinating to see how many people genuinely do seem bothered by politics when the really BIG news happens. Maybe yesterday’s events will see a lot more people becoming politically
Britain’s first youth police and crime commissioner has made a tearful apology for what she accepts was “inappropriate language and views” that she posted on Twitter. Paris Brown, 17, from Sheerness in Kent, made comments about gay people and drugs, which have since been deleted. Whilst Brown has been pilloried
I do a bit for charity (don’t like to talk about it!) and for the last eon, or 6 months at least, I have been working with a fantastic team on what was an amazing experience and event – #YFactorLeics. It was essentially a “talent” contest fought out between members
To many, he is a lovable buffoon in an area that has few fans. Politics. However, will Boris Johnson’s appearance (click here) on the Andrew Marr show yesterday (Sunday 24th March), in which Marr’s replacement, Eddie Mair, cornered him on issues that would appear to fly in the face of
Those words will forever rattle around in my mind, legs, back and everywhere else in my bruised and battered carcass as I attempt this ludicrous challenge in April. I’m not a natural marathon runner (as you may know) so I really need your help please. It doesn’t have to be
You can almost hear the shrieks over the double-skinny, tall, smooth, flytothemoonandletmeplayamongthestars mocha-lattes: “The customers are revolting, the customers are revolting!” Whatever you make of Starbucks’ totally legal methods of not paying any corporation tax and its seeming inability to make a profit on one of the highest margin products
Last year, I was asked if I would sit on a bus for a morning and have lots of strangers talk to me about their ideas to take over the world. Now normally, this would not hold huge appeal. However, this was no ordinary bus and these were no ordinary
Did you know I’ve written a book? No? Well, I have. You can buy it here, it’s called the Small Business Guide To PR. I’m very fortunate that the team over at Enterprise Nation has been snaffling extracts from it for their audience and this week a particular section has
A funny old day today. I have spent over a decade advising clients on how to get the most out of their PR campaigns and here I find myself doing it for Press For Attention PR, my own consultancy. Strange it may be. Self indulgent? It feels like it a