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My latest PR credentials
I was asked a few weeks ago whether I would object to my blog being monitored by PR Voices, which identifies the top 15 public relations stories and blogs of the day. I naturally agreed, and had the nicest shock of my life when they emailed me this week with an update...
Why do middle aged men go missing?
This post is dedicated to all middle aged men who have walked away from their families and routine way of life, who felt it was the only option. I'm particularly thinking of the bearded and highly respected Bernard Cook, whose family must be desperately hoping that he...
An essential wardrobe guide
Here is a list of 30 essential items every women is recommended to have in her wardrobe to see her through the Christmas season, according to today's Times. The mascara and LBD are at the top of my list - plus some stilettos instead of the recommended conventional...
How do you get a free airline upgrade?
Does it only happen to celebrities or those who moan a lot? Can smiling beguilingly at the airline's agent do the trick? Perhaps a cheeky wink or fabricating a desperate yarn will work wonders. I'm talking about free upgrades on aircraft seats. Has it happened to you?...
Publish and you are damned!
I have twice deleted a post I have written. On the first occasion, it was a personal account about a friend's difficult relationship with his mother who happens to be a titled lady and it later caused him some embarrassment, though he was in full agreement at the...
A lesson in school dinners
'-I was driving to my mother's home yesterday - she is still in a teenage tizz over the "dazzling doctor" who cared for her in hospital this week - and heard the Radio 4 Food Programme awards. I was particularly impressed with an award made to catering manager Hugh...
Mobs demand death over teddy’s name
How much worse can this unbelievable situation get? This picture of mobs wielding clubs and knives today in Khartoum looks terrifying. There are demands that her 15 day jail sentence was too lenient and that she should be shot. The great thing about British law is its...
Government urged to support families of the missing
The anguished mother of a missing son is urging the government to provide desperately needed support and additional police training to deal with these unfathomable cases. Nicki Durbin, mother of Luke (pic left) who vanished in May 2006 aged 19, and Valerie Nettles,...
How can Obama defend himself over terrorist slur?
Would you vote for Barack Obama if you thought he had terrorist links? Of course not. So how can the presidential hopeful defend himself against this slur, should he sue the respected Washington Post for insinuating that he is a Muslim extremist who wants to overthrow...