A response to a post on Influence.
Triathlon runner
Huge fun yesterday. I’d volunteered my services to help out in the media operation at the World Triathlon stage taking place for the first time in Leeds yesterday. Didn’t anticipate having to cross the course when 6,000 runners were on the course.
Wasn’t expecting to be on coach transfer duty. Which meant I wasn’t expecting to be on the start pontoon at Roundhay Park…




A modern Mendacity Sequence
Lies, damned lies, statistics… election communications?
Say what you mean, and mean what you say
But please do it in a manner we can all understand, thanks.
Lessons learned
The end of a busy month concludes with the opening of Leeds Station Southern Entrance. So what have we learned?
‘C’ words
The gist of a talk I gave to final-year students at Leeds Beckett University today.
Well – the world didn’t come to an end
Northern Conference done for another year. How was it for you?
CIPR to the Max
Max Clifford is coming to Northern Conference on 31 October, and it’s raised a bit of a stink in some circles.
I thought it went well…
Improvising was not on the plan, but we got there.
Me and my Shadow (Minister)
Proper Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance. But only if everyone follows the plan.