He might not be best friends with the press, but the Prime Minister is no Putin August 27, 2019 Is Boris Johnson the new Vladimir Putin? That’s what Dorothy Byrne, head of news for Channel 4, suggested at the Edinburgh Festival last week. Byrne said that Boris Johnson was “a known liar”, and accused him of aping not only Donald Trump, but the Russian President in his dealings with the press. A head of [...]
Margaret Thatcher’s spin doctor Lord Bell dies aged 77 August 26, 2019 Lord Tim Bell, Margaret Thatcher’s public relations adviser and founder of the PR firm Bell Pottinger, has died aged 77. He died on Sunday at home following an illness. The PR man played a role in the Conservatives’ successful election campaigns in 1979, 1983 and 1987. He was responsible for the Conservatives’ “Labour isn’t working” [...]
Iran sells oil from seized tanker a week after it was released August 26, 2019 Iran this morning said that it has sold the oil being transported in one of its tankers, a week after it was released by authorities in Gibraltar. The ship’s owner will decide where its next destination will be after the sale, said an Iranian government spokesperson, quoted by the IRIB news agency. Read more: As [...]
Donald Trump Twitter tirade against China sends stock markets tumbling August 23, 2019 US President Donald Trump has further escalated his administration’s trade war against Beijing with a Twitter outburst that ordered American companies to return “home” from China. Read more: Fed will ‘act as appropriate’ to keep US economy growing, says chair Powell Trump’s tweets came just hours after Beijing announced it would apply tariffs to $75bn [...]
Bringing home the bacon: Peppa Pig maker Entertainment One’s share price soars after Hasbro deal August 23, 2019 Peppa Pig maker Entertainment One soared by almost a third on the exchange this morning as it yesterday announced a $4bn (£3.3bn) deal with US toy giant Hasbro. The company’s shares reached as high as 579p as markets opened this morning, 30.5 per cent up. Read more: Hasbro swoops on Peppa Pig-maker Entertainment One in [...]
Republicans have no clue how to handle their deranged ‘Messiah’ August 23, 2019 Imagine you are a serious US politician. What do you do when the man your party put in the White House tries to buy another country’s territory, before repeating claims that he is like the “King of Israel” and boasting that he is “the Chosen One”, all within the space of two days? The obvious [...]
Preparing for ambush: Why media training is critical August 23, 2019 Chief executives are in the spotlight like never before, with all the press attention of a Kardashian but none of the media savviness. What many don’t realise is that we’ve entered a new age of media, particularly when it comes to on-screen exposure. Where a chief executive would once have had hours if not days [...]
Hasbro swoops on Peppa Pig-maker Entertainment One in $4bn deal August 22, 2019 US toy giant Hasbro is set to snap up London-listed Peppa Pig-maker Entertainment One in a $4bn (£3.3bn) deal. The two companies said tonight they had agreed an all-cash deal with Entertainment One shareholders to receive £5.60 in cash for each share. The deal marks a 31 per cent premium to Entertainment One’s 30-day average [...]
Return to Anfield, scene of harrowing recent defeats, offers early test of Arsenal’s putative revival August 22, 2019 If any fixture can puncture the fragile early-season optimism that has broken out at Arsenal then it is surely the prospect of a 200-mile journey north to face Liverpool. Saturday’s trip to Anfield promises to be a reminder of harrowing experiences for the Gunners in recent seasons, with the manner of their defeats even more [...]
That’s the ticket: Fans deserve a market built on transparency August 22, 2019 Imagine you’ve long wanted to see your favourite band live. Then one day, they announce a tour, with a date in your hometown in eight months’ time. This band hasn’t toured in a long time, and you know that they always draw in the masses. What do you do? Buy the ticket, of course – [...]