But she’s rather busy so, in her absence, here’s this week’s Anonymous Assistant: Campaigning

With all the excitement of Fire Wardens and the office move, I have almost forgotten about Mr Haliday and his fight for taxation justice.

“I have decided to approach the press,” he tells me.

“Really?”

“Yes. I know they are wily little bugg*ers,” he concedes, “But dealing with them can’t be worse than dealing with The Revenue.”

“Nothing could be worse than that,” I agree. Not even root canal surgery.

“I’m glad you think so. Use your City wiles to see what interest you can drum up.”

“Ok,” I agree. “I’ll see what I can do.”

Since I don’t actually have any City wiles, I think about asking the remaining Marketing Team to help; but then I remember the cock-up they made of the “Energy Initiative” (ending with an injunction and an apology in Legal Week) to I decide to scroll through a list of financial journalists on Google instead. I choose the one who has the most approachable picture. But his tone does not reflect his cheery disposition.

“Hello?”

“Oh, hi,” I put on my coolest, most intriguing voice, “My name is Helen Bailey, I work for a law firm, CWS, I have a case which I think may interest you.”

“Oh, yeah?” His enthusiasm is palpable.

“Yes!” I try to inject more pizzazz. “I’m representing a client, who has invested millions in a dilapidated old golf course. He has rejuvenated the area and employed people, but The Inland Revenue has seized upon it because – they say – he has, breached some obscure rules about roll over tax relief…”

“Sounds a bit dull. What angle is there for me?”

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