Rather than wallow in self-pity on my sofa, I’ve been pounding the streets of my home city and seeing how it’s changed.
The Westminster hot-air bubble
If you want your campaign to make an impact, you still need to follow some basic rules of engagement.
Giveaways: know your audience
The never-before seen perfect conference gift I couldn’t find the budget for.
Recruitment: do as I advertise, not as I do
Communications professionals have to deliver on time. Other professionals… not so much, it seems.
Crisis? What crisis?
Why you should always have an answer ready – even if it’s for something you can’t solve.
Why you should write
Also what, when and how – because one day, it might be important.
Propaganda, spin and post-truth: a century of deceit
A lie by any other name is still as rancid, still as sour. Why the obsession with giving old things new names?
Significant anniversaries
Even by my standards, 2017 is shaping up to be a year of landmark anniversaries. Not all of which I will be celebrating.
Lobbying and APPGs
Alison White’s inquiry highlights problems with the government’s lobbyist register – and with the CIPR-managed one as well.
Hacking about with WordPress
Filling in the time by keeping my WordPress skills sharp. Sharp-ish.