Yes, precisely.

Many of us, including PRs, spokespeople and journalists are paid, in our day jobs, to carefully manage our communications. I don't think it precludes us from having a voice. If there's a transactional relationship, this should be disclosed but I think it's dangerous territory to imply jobs should over ride people's right to be politically engaged. Ultimately everyone's got a barrow to push.

Great post Paul. Sorry Sara, are you implying you think Pead is doing PR for the PM and thus any endorsement of what the PM says should come from the Pead account or that because Deborah works in PR, that everything she says is PR, as opposed to say, personal opinion?