Comments on: Humphrys gives Brown ‘a hard time’ http://strivepr.com/2008/05/18/humphreys-gives-brown-a-hard-time/ experts in digital PR and social media Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:01:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Leo http://strivepr.com/2008/05/18/humphreys-gives-brown-a-hard-time/comment-page-1/#comment-16738 Leo Mon, 19 May 2008 12:21:39 +0000 http://strivepr.com/wordpress/?p=611#comment-16738 I am not sure it matters what Mr Brown does at the moment as he is clearly in over his head. He knew what to expect from John Humphrys and quite clearly got outwitted. In the larger picture, the best option is to resign as he is not what I would call a "conviction politician" or leader. It is more damage limitation now as the goods are damaged, possibly beyond repair. Unfortunately that is unlikely to happen. I do believe his strategy to be fatally flawed. Did Mr Brown ever have a personal brand? I am not sure it matters what Mr Brown does at the moment as he is clearly in over his head. He knew what to expect from John Humphrys and quite clearly got outwitted. In the larger picture, the best option is to resign as he is not what I would call a “conviction politician” or leader. It is more damage limitation now as the goods are damaged, possibly beyond repair. Unfortunately that is unlikely to happen. I do believe his strategy to be fatally flawed. Did Mr Brown ever have a personal brand?

]]> By: Cassandrina http://strivepr.com/2008/05/18/humphreys-gives-brown-a-hard-time/comment-page-1/#comment-16737 Cassandrina Mon, 19 May 2008 08:51:02 +0000 http://strivepr.com/wordpress/?p=611#comment-16737 What did he get wrong? In a previous "interview" with Brown it was so benign compared to the previous session with Cameron that many people complained to the BBC. This session helped to mend fences on the matter of the overt leftist bias of the BBC. Every day we hear politicians state "facts" that have no substance, and these go unchallenged except where they are so obviously lies. The last I heard was that Britain has the lowest debt for over 20 years. This is not so, and also makes no allowance for the billions of "hidden" PFI costs to come onto the account book in the coming years. To try to answer your question the interviewee should at the interview state that the facts are wrong, since he-she should have knowledge of what is being discussed. The BBC does not "interview" the Prime Minister without the agenda being clearly set out and agreed BEFOREHAND. Regards. What did he get wrong?
In a previous “interview” with Brown it was so benign compared to the previous session with Cameron that many people complained to the BBC. This session helped to mend fences on the matter of the overt leftist bias of the BBC.

Every day we hear politicians state “facts” that have no substance, and these go unchallenged except where they are so obviously lies.
The last I heard was that Britain has the lowest debt for over 20 years. This is not so, and also makes no allowance for the billions of “hidden” PFI costs to come onto the account book in the coming years.

To try to answer your question the interviewee should at the interview state that the facts are wrong, since he-she should have knowledge of what is being discussed. The BBC does not “interview” the Prime Minister without the agenda being clearly set out and agreed BEFOREHAND.
Regards.

]]> By: Richard Bailey http://strivepr.com/2008/05/18/humphreys-gives-brown-a-hard-time/comment-page-1/#comment-16734 Richard Bailey Sun, 18 May 2008 13:39:25 +0000 http://strivepr.com/wordpress/?p=611#comment-16734 I am British, and I'm old enough to recall governments of the right and of the left condemning BBC bias. (Norman Tebbitt used to on behalf of Margaret Thatcher; Alastair Campbell did so more recently on behalf of Tony Blair.) As a neutral, this makes me think the BBC has it about right - but it doesn't help answer your question about how you handle your client. But I did sometimes find myself lecturing clients on the concept of a free press. (It was Margaret Thatcher who used to shrug her shoulders and say 'you can't have a free society without a free press.') Perhaps that's why I no longer have clients to handle, just students to lecture... I am British, and I’m old enough to recall governments of the right and of the left condemning BBC bias. (Norman Tebbitt used to on behalf of Margaret Thatcher; Alastair Campbell did so more recently on behalf of Tony Blair.) As a neutral, this makes me think the BBC has it about right – but it doesn’t help answer your question about how you handle your client.

But I did sometimes find myself lecturing clients on the concept of a free press. (It was Margaret Thatcher who used to shrug her shoulders and say ‘you can’t have a free society without a free press.’) Perhaps that’s why I no longer have clients to handle, just students to lecture…

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