{"id":86,"date":"2019-09-17T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T12:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/jonathanward\/?p=86"},"modified":"2019-09-17T13:49:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T12:49:29","slug":"politics-reputation-is-in-tatters-what-does-that-mean-for-pr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/prnewcastle\/2019\/09\/17\/politics-reputation-is-in-tatters-what-does-that-mean-for-pr\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics’ reputation is in tatters. What does that mean for PR?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"IF you have just arrived in the UK, it can’t have escaped you that the country is in a state of political turmoil. To put things mildly!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brexit has dominated the agenda for years and now goes way beyond politics, to dominate almost every aspect of British life and culture.<\/p>\n

But what does this mean from a PR perspective? How does the questionable performance of our leaders and lawmakers impact on the reputation of themselves, the UK and ultimately, the reputation of democratic processes.<\/p>\n

This is a topic that has been analysed, dissected and poured over by all kinds of commentators and communicators. Just take a brief glance at Twitter to see how #brexit dominates online discourse.<\/p>\n

Here’s a selection of some of the excellent perspectives on Brexit and pol comms that have caught my eye this summer. The first, from Stephen Waddington<\/a>, offers an insightful profile of PM Boris Johnson’s chief strategist and comms director Dominic Cummings, a divisive figure who for many is seen as the power behind the PM.<\/p>\n

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They say a week is a long time in politics and as I write this, it strikes me that Boris may no longer be PM by the time I click publish post. Just this week, he failed to turn up at a press conference with the Luxembourg premiere for fear of the flak from a baying crowd. Nevertheless, PR Moment’s insight into how Mr Johnson might change PR<\/a> is fascinating and scary all at the same time.<\/p>\n

It seems an age ago now, but former PR Theresa May had a fair share of PR gaffes. Here, PR Week<\/a> rounds up some of the best and worst from Theresa’s tenure.<\/p>\n

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