As President of @cipr.co.uk, this is my 60-second update on a week where transparency in Westminster has come back into focus. I cover the CEO's piece on @cityam.bsky.social, our latest AI policy update and the CIPR Excellence Awards deadline extension Watch for the full update.

🎥 Spoke on BBC News yesterday about the Melania documentary, a masterclass in controlled narratives What is most striking is the polarising responses to the film 🍿 → “People would walk out even on a plane” → “Rare, compelling insight” 🔵🔴 Content no longer bridges divides. It reinforces them.

"If you could boil down your PR career into one bumper sticker, what would it be?" - @davidyelland.bsky.social My answer: Keep your distance. Don't get pulled into the emotion of the moment. New When It Hits The Fan podcast episode is now live. 🎧 Link in comments.

What makes podcasts so powerful? On this episode of Stories and Strategies, I chat with Roger Nairn about why podcasts build trust where other channels fall short. They feel less like content, and more like someone speaking directly to you. That’s the difference. That’s the power.

This week in @cipr.co.uk : 1 Minute 👇 📄 Easy Wins, Empty Gains on lobbying reform 🎖️ Congratulations to our newest Fellows ✍️ Welcome to the new Influence Editorial Board members Watch the full video. Links in comments.

We often assume people are not active on LinkedIn because they have nothing to say. More often, it is hesitation. The fear of being visible or getting it wrong. On this Stories and Strategies episode, Alicia Teltz says the hardest part is actually getting past the fear of being seen.

In this week’s @cipr.co.uk 1-Minute update, I share a few of the conversations shaping our work right now: 🏛️ A House of Lords briefing on lobbying 🔬 New research grants for PR and comms ⚖️ Ongoing contribution to the English Law Promotion Panel 🎥 Full video below 📖 More info via link in comments 👇

Updates in this week's @cipr.co.uk: 1 Minute 👇 🗳️ Nominations now open (President-Elect, Board, Council) 🎓 Welcome to our new Chair of Examiners 🏆 Excellence Awards shortlist announced Watch the full video. Links for more info in comments.

This week on BBC Radio 4's When It Hits The Fan, @davidyelland.bsky.social and I look at the Swatch x AP launch that sparked chaos worldwide, Pippa Middleton's dispute with the Ramblers, and the optics of power between Trump and Xi. 🎧Now on BBC Sounds, Spotify and Apple. Link in comments.

In this week’s @cipr.co.uk ‘1-Minute’ 👇 🎥 First Quarterly Progress Livestream (30 April) with Dan Gerrella 🎤 2026 Annual Conference launch 🏛️ New research on support for tougher lobbying rules 📊 Final call: State of the Profession 2026 Watch full video. Links in comments.

Lil quick doodle moment I wanted to share; I call it “on the way to school” LOL. #art #Blackartist #doodle

#Bolivia 🇧🇴 : "We will not be their slaves ‼️ These bourgeoisie want to dominate the people, no‼️ We fight today for our children, we are not their slaves‼️"

🚨BREAKING PMQs🚨 Starmer: "But the £5 million question is, why did the Reform leader keep this donation secret? I see. He is not here to answer." "And what did the billionaire lining his pockets ask for in return? Those questions need to be answered. That's why he's not here."

Vandalizing property is never acceptable. I will say, Minnesota, we are under siege by our own federal government with these domestic #ICE terrorists. You're fucking with Minnesota. We will defend our fellow immigrant citizens. We will not back down. You will lose. Get the fuck out of #Minnesota.

Q: There's some backlash among Republicans to the ballroom and the anti-weaponization fund. Are you losing control of Republicans? Trump: I don't know. The ballroom is a gift. We have a drone port on top. We have bulletproof walls. We're building what will be the finest ballroom in the world.

Stuffing around: Maybe boxes crashing into a #ZX81 sea.

Young people deserve affordable ways to get to college, work and training, in both rural & urban areas. Free bus travel for under-22s removes cost as a barrier and helps tackle isolation.

Working people make this country great. We want our tax dollars to fund health care – NOT tax breaks for billionaires to buy more yachts! @alaw202.bsky.social

His wife called him from downstairs: 'Dinner's ready!'The DoppelgangerFollow @quietcipher for more dark stories

A President has 1,440 minutes/day to help people. Trump spends it: -Visiting his golf clubs (110 times) -Bulldozing the East Wing -Adding a 17th bedroom & 35th bath -Slapping his name on 4B dollar bills We're not safer & costs aren't lower. No wonder his approval is so low.

Sunday 4/12/26 Quick4Cast. 80s today with scattered rain and some rumbles of thunder tonight. What you need to know in 30 seconds. Check the First Alert 4 weather app for more forecast details #stlwx Full forecast -> firstalert4.com/weather

💥 Happy Monday, y’all! Flying high this AM with High AltiTED ‘21 with Tug, & Ben’s OnlyJams Feb ‘25 mix ✈️ Today in Goose History: 3/9/23 at The Cap with Kyle 🧢 & James Murphy’s Art Mix! 🎨 Ted it keep ✌️ wtedradio.com 🕑EST

"I don't have the luxury of belief." 🛸 The debate around UFOs needs to shift from opinion to evidence. It's been seen, it's documented, and it's time to stop treating it like speculation. Full episode here:  https://youtu.be/LfGkVijKjbs #UFO #UAP #Aliens #Disclosure

Possible video of strike on Bila Tserkva- it appears to show strikes of six warhead vehicles, typical of previous strikes on Dnipro and Lviv. Warhead vehicles in previous strikes carried dummy warheads, which still deliver huge kinetic energy on impact.

BREAKING: Mississippi man threatens to “clear out the whole restaurant” after his wife smiles at a black customer at Mexico Grill in Tunica. The victim’s brother says the video is now being used to help secure divorce and full custody of her children.

RFK Jr. — the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, the man in charge of the nation’s food safety — has a biography out this week and I need you to understand what’s in it. According to a diary entry obtained by author Isabel Vincent, Kennedy pulled over on a highway, left his kids

20.05.2026 'A sudden rainstorm accompanied by fierce winds strikes the city of "Nova Friburgo" in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷. The storm lasted only 15 minutes, but it uprooted trees and roofs, causing floods and a complete power outage after the sky suddenly darkened 🚨' Arab_Storms [x]

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A quick update on some issues people have reported to me in Walkinstown...

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How does the health of the planet affect the health of the human race? This week’s Meeting Monday from Kim Prather (APS 2022) at our November 2025 Member’s Meeting in La Jolla, California, handles this connection. Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4rNMe3B

In this beta survival cooking roguelike deckbuilder, feed an abyssal creature by learning its tastes, building your deck, and picking forecasted routes. Sign up for the playtest: playtester.io/appetite-of-the-abyss #IndieGaming #GameDev #Gaming #IndieDev #IndieGame

@johnhollinger.bsky.social #theshot

Colorado’s global leadership in quantum tech will help all of humanity with landmark scientific breakthroughs. Hear it from the experts:

A CH-47 Chinook passed over Jerusalem this afternoon, flying east. It is quite rare to see a twin-rotor helicopter made by Boeing in Israeli skies.

Rep. Troy Carter to RFK Jr. in the HHS budget hearing: "Respectfully, you know what I really wish you'd spend more time on? More time thinking about the American people, less time talking about whale heads, bear heads, and raccoon parts." 😂

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Ready to go beyond the basics of #MicrosoftPowerPlatform? #UDPP26 brings top global experts to Prague for two days of purely technical sessions. 📅 April 27–28 📍 Prague 🎟️ power.updatedays.cz If you want to build serious Power Platform solutions, this is where the community meets. #PowerPlatform

Here's one look at the intuitive and cinematic social stealth mechanics in 007 First Light, clipped from our very fun couple hours of gameplay at max settings on Max Settings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a40Q...

Our veterans don’t want to see Ohioans shipped off to fight another endless war in Iran, and neither do I.

#JustGirlyThings #SoftAesthetic

Jo Clifford at International Women's Day

It’s a process, and not to be rushed. “A Lessening” from David Gate’s book A Rebellion of Care. #poetry #january

Am I the only one with a totally psycho cat?

This one is much, much better!

Ice Cream Talking Cartoon Characters www.icecreamtalkingcartoonrecipes.com/ Grape ice cream was dreading another online blind date, but then she met Strawberry, and they have been blending smoothly ever since!

🇲🇽 #TODAY #PresidentOfMexico #ClaudiaSheinbaumPardo: We walk together to continue making history. Viva Mexico‼️

Are our actions just a sum of our experiences? #criminaljusticereform #thetaooftalkpodcast #mindful #socioeconomics #discussions

https://Emergent.sh - Turns concepts into production-ready app & website.

Speedpaint -For all my silly little clowns out there. 🎪 #speedpaint #art #digitalart #characterart #clown #illustration #jester #circus #carnival

If you are experiencing relationship violence, please contact VictimLink BC at 1-800-563-0808 #mlajennb #genderequity #endgenderedviolence #victimlinkbc #gethelp

Catch up with a master mix of the best of Season 4 including NEW never-before-seen moments like this one. On YouTube! Link in Bio.

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Hot weather means the end of rhubarb production! When this happens depends on your particular area and what is happening this year. Thank you for supporting small businesses; you make it possible for us to grow. Growing for our community since 1832! BTW, Epstein. #garden #farmlife #familyfarm

Author: Sean Duffy197 @kinfolkceramics Original Sound was removed by tiktok I reposted it again on my profile. 👍

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Giant crowds clash with police in Albanian protests over Ivanka's plan to build on protected island

Bitcoin’s Macro Bear Cycle Is Now Confirmed — Here’s What We’ve Been Saying For Two Weeks – 2026 06 04 There was a moment in late May when many market participants thought Bitcoin had bottomed.