I've been working and appreciate that the conversation here's moved on a lot...but can I take a moment with my fellow PR women on this thread to share a schadenfreude-laden cringe at the sheer DISASTER of that Alex Rayner interview with Alison Boshoff?
Rayner is described as a PR man; I've never heard of his agency but I can only assume it's one of those agencies set up to provide cosy fake jobs to posh boys not overburdened with brain, because...wow. My man got onto the phone to Alison (after a few sherbets, I'm betting), went 'hold my beer' and proceeded to break every single basic PR rule in the book.
Agreeing with a premise that should be strongly challenged (that Harry is a 'pariah')? CHECK!
Allowing the journo to lead him into murky personal insult waters? CHECK!
Reveal the identity of the guy paying you for this shite ('H is happy for me to talk to you..')? CHECK!
Lurch almost immediately into outright racism and misogyny? CHECK!
Ascribe feelings to people he does not know and speculate rampantly? I'VE GOT YA, FELLA!
Terrible, terrible, terrible; I did actually wonder if we've all wandered into a 'Thick of It' style satire and there's a studio audience out there in some glitch in the matrix watching the bloated pink faced buffoon effortlessly MAKING EVERYTHING WORSE and roaring with laughter.
Honestly that is one of the most disastrous 'defence' interviews I've ever read. Amazing. Bravo Alex!