I’m going to ask you a very difficult and politically sensitive question… Here goes…what biscuit do you like? There. How do you deal with that one PR guru? We live in strange times when politicians have to hold a focus group before they can commit to naming (and perhaps shaming?) their favourite biscuit. Never mind …
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 …
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 …
Plenty of outrage this week with Jeremy Clarkson forced to issue an apology for his rant about striking public sector workers. In case you missed it, Clarkson’s latest outburst came on the ever-so-cosy The One Show, you can view it here along with the full context of what he actually said. Essentially, when asked about …
Well this will be interesting to revisit next year….Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg snaffled the Communicator of the Year gong in last night’s PRWeek Awards 2010. The judges made up of senior PR types praised Clegg for his general election comms campaign that “positioned him as a fresh alternative to the other political …
So it seems Dave isn’t going to apologise for his comments about Pakistan promoting ‘the export of terror’ and “looking both ways”. Considering he is meeting with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari later this week, this is PR hardball.
The whole story “whiffs” of mistrust. Mistrust of the bullying helpline to keep schtum on sensitive issues, mistrust of the PRs (real or not) lurking in the background around the motives for Ms Pratt’s first ill-advised comments, mistrust of the Prime Minister and Number 10’s culture and mistrust of David Cameron and his ability to make political capital out of any situation.