Jemima Khan described Peter Mandelson yesterday as ‘one of the most odious, self-satisfied, misogynistic men I have ever met’. As insults go, it may not be in the top division. It probably will never rival the acerbic comments of the great wits of the century like Winston Churchill, Oscar Wilde or Nancy Astor whose finely [...]

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We are a nation of statistics lovers. We love statistics, that is, not lovers. Although research published recently by Cadbury reveals that ten per cent of women secretly find their boyfriends’ fathers attractive which appears to make a stab at covering both options as far as I can see. Meanwhile, in the same week, a survey by Travelodge [...]

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Whatever your views on the politics of Margaret Thatcher, the cost of her funeral or the headline-grabbing fact that fascinators have been favoured by those attending it, the longest serving Prime Minister for 150 years was unique among British politicians. Yes, she was the first woman to hold the post and yes, hers is the [...]

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In her Admiral blogging debut, social media PR specialist Anne-Marie Bailey, shares her thoughts about       Britain’s first Youth Crime Commissioner, social media pitfalls and the lessons we can all learn… You can’t have missed it. It’s been all over the news.  Paris Brown, the UK’s first [and potentially last] Youth Crime Commissioner has made a bit of [...]

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It’s a well- known fact: tell someone there is one subject they are not allowed to talk about and, well, obviously, it’s the ONLY thing they want to talk about. Think of Basil Fawlty desperately trying not to mention the war in the classic TV comedy; admittedly John Cleese goose-stepping around the hotel dining room [...]

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With news today that the Food Standards Agency is doubling the number of DNA tests to include steak, stock cubes and dripping, the full extent of the horse meat scandal is still not known. It’s a challenge, but getting crisis communications right can make all the difference. Press pictures of ready meals containing contaminated beef [...]

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