27 Jan 2006
| by Charlie Whelan, charlie.whelan@haynet.com
At last David Cameron has said something on the economy - as reflected in the Financial Times's lead story 'Stability before tax cuts' on Monday - but it was far from a PR coup.
27 Jan 2006
The Times' report on All-Party Groups (PRWeek, 20 January) poses serious questions not just for lobbyists, but for Parliament itself. If a number of APGs are not declaring financial support, then it is right that an immediate inquiry should be launched into why this system is apparently failing.
27 Jan 2006
Your article, 'DTI slams eClips cuttings service' (6 January), was misleading in that the NLA is not under investigation by the DTI. But we did receive an enquiry from an MP and Select Committee member about eClips, which we have answered. The relevant facts can be viewed at www.nla.co.uk/faq.
27 Jan 2006
I wish I'd been given an opportunity to comment on Geoff Lancaster's attack on The Independent's coverage of Primark ('ABF hits out over "inaccurate" Primark ethics story,' 13 January).
27 Jan 2006
I have to applaud Lewis PR for seizing on the 'whale in the Thames' story, quickly setting up a blog on what was happening, and plugging it during a live interview on Sky News.
27 Jan 2006
Former GCI UK chief executive Adrian Wheeler, The Argyll Consultancies non-exec director Christopher Broadbent and London Communications Agency founder Robert Gordon Clark were in northern France last week to re-enact the Battle of Agincourt, Diary can reveal.
27 Jan 2006
While former GCI man Wheeler now has plenty of free time on his hands for such charming oddity as that described above, Jonathan Shore - now in month four as head of both GCI UK and Cohn & Wolfe UK - couldn't be busier.
27 Jan 2006
Diary remains saddened by the demise of London's largest tourist last Saturday night. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the PR industry pounced on the opportunity provided by the northern bottlenose whale's 30 hours of fame in the Thames.
27 Jan 2006
Roll up, single ladies, roll up. This week we can present a fine figure of a PR man available for a date - if you don't mind him comparing you with 12 potential love rivals.
27 Jan 2006
Asda - in the news for the wrong reasons last week after revealing staff will miss out on bonuses - was back in the spotlight for all the right reasons on Monday, as its in-house PR team and fashion agency Bryan Morel PR unveiled a £60 wedding dress. The team used information from a Mintel survey on...