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Has Andy Coulson done a good job so far?
Rome wasn't built in a day, and it was Andy Coulson's bad luck that the Conservatives' popularity plummeted soon after be became their director of communications following a run of bad press stories. So where does the buck stop? And, as a PR Week report...
Julian Sturdy launches new blog
Many thanks to Geoff for creating a great blog for Julian Sturdy, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for York Outer. He is also on facebook and twitter. Despite the brilliance of these social media tools, they are no substitute for face to face...
A thousand thanks to Welshcakes Limoncello, learner drivers and an end to the summer hols
A thousand thanks to Welshcakes Limoncello for her precise proof reading of the final draft of my research assignment on how MPs write their blogs and engage in two-way communication. I thoroughly enjoyed writing it and finally posted it off today to my excellent...
The missing – Madeleine McCann
My thoughts are with the anguished family of Madeline McCann, a young child who should have been bouncing off to school today, full of the joys of life. A desk, coat peg and locker have thoughtfully been set aside in the hope that one day she will join...
Could Prescott’s resignation signal an autumn election?
Feel free to pay tribute tribute here to John Prescott who has announced he will not be standing at the next general election. He provided us with many hilarious headlines and politics would be dull without a few characters like him. He certainly had the gift of the...
My husband and Scarlett Johansson
If my husband is late home for dinner this evening, should I be worried by the fact that he is spending the day with the stunning Scarlett Johansson? They are filming together in the hallowed, medieval grounds of Ely, butI doubt Stephen's name will appear in...
Look out for me with the WAGS tomorrow
I shall be sitting with my family in a box at Manchester United tomorrow (hopefully the sun will be shining), thanks to my husband who won the VIP tickets as a prize at a corporate dinner. We have a meal and drinks included, as well as on-site car...
Can you recommend a hotel in Euston Road?
My son David has been booked in at University College Hospital, London for a biopsy on 10 September. There are no facilities for me to sleep over, neither do they provide hostel accommodation, they recommended I find a local b & b or hotel. They...
How could the unthinkable have happened to Rhys?
The whole nation can only feel shock and revulsion at the shooting of 11-year-old Rhys Jones who had spent the evening playing football and, according to an eye witness, was gunned down by a youth with his face covered by a hood, who rode past on...