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Will Sheikh Mohammed be a great ruler of Liverpool FC?
Reports that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum wants to buy Liverpool FC came as no big surprise to me. I follow the news about his Godolphin horse racing empire in Newmarket and am a keen follower of this sport. I can quite understand why the Crown Prince of...
Would you report being raped?
So women who are raped while drunk are unlikely to see their attacker convicted, according to this report. A third of people believe it's the woman's fault if she gets raped while she was drunk. And, shockingly, fewer than 6 per cent of rape allegations result in a...
My message to President Putin
I have been brushing up on my Russian since the sinister death of Alexander Litvinenko, who is being buried at a private ceremony in London today, and have composed a message to President Putin urging him to help bring the killers to justice. What will be...
Why aren’t more businesses blogging?
An international survey has discovered that PR pros in the U.S. and U.K. recognise the importance of blogs, but very few are actually blogging, or even monitoring them. The survey was carried out among more than 1,100 public relations executives from agencies and...
Now Xmas tinsel is banned for religious reasons
Businesses afraid of upsetting other faiths have banned Christmas decorations in the workplace. Two out of three bosses questioned felt they could not take the risk. Does this also mean they will not be sending out Christmas cards to staff and associates?...
Government to be quizzed over journalist’s phone records
The country was quite rightly up in arms over the News of the World's devious phone tapping exploits. And now a local newspaper is equally indignant after discovering that Suffolk's most senior detective obtained the private mobile phone records of a...
Renewed call to legalise brothels following death of prostitute
A month ago I highlighted this very subject and asked whether we should legalise brothels. That very same message is now being endorsed by a local newspaper following the death of a prostitute from Ipswich, a young woman of 25, and the disappearance of a second...
A blog free weekend
I have a serious academic assignment to complete for my CIPR diploma and need to have a blog free weekend. The CIPR has recently published a consultation document on social media guidelines and is inviting comments, anyone interested can check it out here.
How seriously do you take ethical eating?
Many of us will be tucking into our prawn cocktails over the festive season, but how would you feel if you knew those prawns had travelled 12,000 miles before ending up on your plate? Ethical eating is going to be big business as carbon footprinting takes off, more...