Welcome to the News Review on the PRmoment podcast. In this weekly show I’m joined by Angie Moxham and Mark Borkowski.
In the PR News Review we look at the biggest news stories of the week from a PR perspective and this week we're talking:
- Starmer, Mandelson and the Iran War
- Musk, Tesla and Ofgem
- PR Ethics, Lobbying Rules and why PR firms need to be increasing careful in choosing their clients
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Starmer, Mandelson and the Iran War
Keir
Starmer's choice of Mandelson as ambassador was labeled a "nasty stain"
despite Starmer taking responsibility for the move. Angie Moxham
predicted that the recurring controversy would fatally damage Starmer's
premiership.
Musk, Tesla and Ofgem
In the PR News
Review we discuss Elon Musk's re-engagement with the UK media after
Tesla secured an electricity supply license from Ofgem for domestic and
business electricity.
PR Ethics, The Lobbying Act and controversial clients
The
need for PR firms to ethically select clients was emphasised, citing
controversies that make PR firms part of the story when representing
controversial clients.
The Prime Minister has requested the
Ethics and Integrity Commission review UK lobbying rules. The PR News
Review panel acknowledged "gaping holes" in the 2014 Lobbying Act.
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