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What makes women tick?
In the build up to 100th anniversary of International Women's Day next Tuesday, this "lippy" video asks celebrities Joanna Lumley, Kathy Burke, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Beverley Knight, Annie Mac and Miranda Richardson what they believe is the best and worst thing about...
Too young to die…
I was deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of Mark Hanson, a highly regarded PR professional and deputy managing director of Wolfstar Consultancy. We had exchanged emails recently as Mark had won a competition on my blog for a ticket to a social media event in...
Lily Cole’s Cambridge theatre debut
Modelling superstar Lily Cole strove to be just another Cambridge student as she made her acting debut at the city's famous university ADC Theatre in Chekhov's The Seagull. Yet she knew that would be impossible as her fame would attract much attention, that all eyes...
The Peter Bingle factor
I enjoyed reading Peter Bingle's account of the steps he takes to win new public affairs clients, from visits to the opera and theatre to knowing the right restaurants and wines. It's clearly his personal touch which has won him the contracts he bid for, but having...
The missing – Gary Spencer (found!)
I've just heard from Gary Spencer who is listed as a missing person on this Thai website. He posted a comment on one of my posts about missing people saying he urgently wanted to get in touch with his family on the Isle of Wight. This is what Gary, who has been...
Why aren’t TechGuys using Twitter?
I've been reading Shel Israel's book Twitterville about how businesses can thrive using Twitter as a successful communication tool and wondered why the TechGuys didn't do this. They describe themselves on their website as the "friendly face of support for P.C. World...
Len Gibbs’ countdown to Welsh referendum
With only 10 days to the Welsh referendum which will decide on the Assembly's law making powers, I asked maverick activist Len Gibbs how his "March 3 is Vote NO! Day" campaign was fairing, and this is his update: Winning is everything. And we are in to win! Ridiculous...
The latest ban for prisoners ….
While the debate rages over whether prisoners should be allowed to vote, my blogging friend Winchester Whisperer has revealed the latest ban for inmates - the use of sanitising hand gel wash regularly used in hospitals and on crusie ships. She explains the reason why:...
Thank you Bruce Oldfield!
A thousand thanks to Bruce Oldfield, one of the UK's leading fashion designers, for agreeing to write the foreword in a book for my client Francesca Polini who is campaigning for fairer adoption processes to benefit both children seeking new homes and loving families...