2013

Goodnight Madiba

5 December 2013 | 0 Comments

The statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square, London© Gavin Drake Nelson Mandela has died, it has been confirmed tonight. Madiba, as he was known, was the first [...]

The Chancellor is expected to …

5 December 2013 | 0 Comments

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne(© HM Treasury – used with permission (Open Government Licence)) “The Chancellor is expected to…” [...]

The Tesco Hudl: Do they really exist?

2 December 2013 | 1 Comment

The Tesco Hudl© Tesco PLC I don’t know how Tesco’s highly-rated but super-hidden budget tablets, the Hudl, got their name. But I’m beginning to think that [...]

Actions speak louder than words

22 November 2013 | 0 Comments

Bumph from SSE I have just received two identical letters from my gas and electricity supplier SSE (or, SSE Energy Supply Ltd and Southern Electric Gas Ltd, to give the [...]

Not News: Miley Cyrus’ latest PR stunt

11 November 2013 | 0 Comments

I’ve worked in media relations. Like many hacks I crossed the journalistic river and sold out to the bigger rewards available in PR. But a couple of years ago I did a [...]

The sound of heaven in Jerusalem

1 November 2013 | 0 Comments

The Old City of Jerusalem sounds pretty much like any Middle-Eastern city: the sound of market traders in a crowded suq competing with incessant tour guides – some [...]
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