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Author Archives: Ben Ayers

Cycling booms, Tories see sense too

In a great article in a fairly barren Observer yesterday, Carole Cadwalladr asked the question: So are we all tories now?
In it, she made the case that “the Sloanes - and their political wing, the Tories…(have) colonised traditional Liberal-Labour territory in an audacious ideological landgrab.”
So much of what she said was wonderfully observed, like this:
This [...]

Account manager wanted for ‘life changing’ project

My pal and boss of trailblazing PR agency Mission21 Richard Knight is on the lookout for an account manger to work on a unique career / life changing project (his words, then he is a PR man).
The gig: a huge science and engineering adventure launching October and running for three years - “think [...]

Inner Peace

I am passing this on to you because it definitely worked for me and we all could use more calm in our lives. By following the simple advice I heard on BBC Breakfast this morning, I have finally found inner peace.
The programme’s doctor (I can’t remember her name) proclaimed that the way to achieve inner [...]

I Heart Howies

I’ve just been flicking through the Howies Summer catalogue and although there were some nice enough togs, it was the other stuff that really grabbed me. These guys get it. They’ve created a brand that makes you want to write about it. Hell, they’ve created a brand that makes you want to sell up, move [...]

Carmathen carnage

A truly memorable stag weekend for Mr Ben Pratt saw a merry gang head off to Wales for various frankly knackering activities including a night in at Savanah’s nightclub in Carmathen where this member of our party made quite a scene. Shame.