Central government under fire while councils gain public support
31 May 2012 | by John Owens
The public believes that the media are coming down more harshly on central government but easing up on local councils, a survey has revealed.
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The public believes that the media are coming down more harshly on central government but easing up on local councils, a survey has revealed.
Boris Johnson's former comms chief threatened to use his contacts in the press to confront the BBC over its coverage of the London Mayor, The Guardian has reported today.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has appointed the BBC's Westminster news editor to be his new director of comms.
I wrote in one of these columns three years ago that watching different parts of the public sector trying to talk to each other was rather initially amusing, but ultimately rather depressing.
Efforts to overhaul the way that PR is handled within the NHS have been thwarted after failing to win the backing of GPs.
This week, further details emerged of the Government's new approach to its comms campaigns after the demise of the COI in March.
The Government will be kicking off two roster searches in a hunt for 'the most innovative ideas', PR professionals have been told at a meeting outlining comms in a post-COI world.
The Post Office has appointed a director of comms as the company seeks to re-establish itself following its split from Royal Mail last month.
The largest non-armed service occupational charity in the UK is undergoing a major rebrand after it emerged many of its members did not understand the word 'benevolence'.