Green is the new black

Green is the new black

Who says celebrity endorsement doesn’t work?  I would have liked one of these £5 eco-friendly bleached cotton shopping bags too, but there was no way  I was going to get up early and queue,  even if Reese Witherspoon, Lily Allen and...
Tears of joy turn to tears of sorrow

Tears of joy turn to tears of sorrow

I send my deepest sympathy to our fearless campaigning MP Richard Bacon whose tears of ecstatic joy have turned to tears of unimaginable sorrow within the space of two days. On Monday, Richard’s wife gave Victoria gave birth to their first child....
Labour’s leadership row hots up

Labour’s leadership row hots up

Daggers are already all but drawn in Labour’s leadership contest, with would-be contenders Michael Meacher and  John McDonnell publicly rubbishing each other’s claims. A campaign has also been launched on facebook called Stand Down Meacher by Labour...
Meeting my blogging hero

Meeting my blogging hero

One of my first blogging heroes was – and still is – Neville Hobson and I am really looking forward to meeting him this evening for the first time when he speaks at this PR Unspun event in London. Neville is a master extraordinaire in the social...
Could you accept blood money?

Could you accept blood money?

How could any father accept money from a friend of his daughter’s suspected killer? I thought at first that Tim Blackman was brilliant in travelling to Japan to highlight Lucie’s disappearance, visiting bars with her photo. His relentless...