If it turned out that a significant number of your employees had said racist or bigoted things in the past, the crisis PR manual would usually tell you that the best approach is to apologise, and put out a statement saying that lessons had been learned. Maybe a few individuals could be sent on sensitivity […]
We wake to breaking news this Wednesday that Boris Johnson will ask the Queen to prorogue Parliament. This is, and let’s be clear about it, an attack on parliamentary democracy in Britain. Since the Glorious Revolution in the 17th century sovereignty in Britain has rested with the Crown in Parliament. The government needs to gain […]
It’s a brave new world for the IRS: taxing robots. Uncle Sam is padding the Treasury with millions of dollars to assess bots at the same time that corporations invest more in advanced technology and labor-saving machinery, according to experts. New “robot” taxes are expected to multiply in the coming decades as millions of Americans […]
The trial of a medical doctor in the Netherlands this week over the euthanasia of a 74 year old woman in 2016 is notable for many reasons, but perhaps most of all by the commitment by the prosecution that even if the doctor responsible is found guilty, she will face no prison time. The facts […]
This week, Gillette released a new advert for its SkinGuard range featuring an Australian fire-fighter whose courage and love for his family are inspiring. It seems the razor company has learned from its colossal mistake in January when it faced a huge backlash for lecturing men on ‘toxic masculinity’. Gillette’s “We Believe” video might go […]
And just like that, politicians were outraged, upset and angry about the forest fires in Brazil and surrounding countries. It’s heartening that rabid deforestation, and in this case, slash and burn is making news and causing politicians to feign interest- for a few days at least until something else comes along. With the world watching, […]
The Court of Appeal, in rejecting an appeal against the ‘buffer zone’ set up by Ealing Council outside a Marie Stopes abortion clinic, has confirmed that even silent prayer is a criminal offence within the zone.
Most CEOs have demanding jobs but few are asked to stand up to the might of the Chinese government when they are furiously trying to crack down on protesters in Hong Kong. Yesterday, Newsweek picked up on a story published by Taiwan News which claimed that Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg resigned from the company […]
FACT-CHECK: Did Ógra Fianna Fáil get it wrong about Mike Pence and gay conversion therapy? CLAIM: Ógra Fianna Faíl tweeted that the U.S. Vice President, Mike Pence, was in favour of gay conversion therapy. FINDING: False On August 5th Ógra Fianna Fáíl, the youth wing of one of the largest political parties in […]
The W.H.O. document contains some of the most extreme sex-education goals ever proposed.
The rich and famous have been flocking to the most gorgeous parts of the world to party for decades. These days however, having disembarked from their gas-guzzling super-yachts or private jets, they’re also lecturing the rest of us on climate change These are the ‘wokerati’, the super-wealthy whose new favourite hobby is proclaiming doom for […]
As Australia allows babies to be aborted on the basis of gender, Tim Jackson reveals that some feminists say they will abort a baby for being a boy. Already, its estimated that 100 million babies have been aborted worldwide simply for being girls.