» it's his role in orchestrating spectacular tabloid scoops - who can forget "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster" and "Mellor Made Love in Chelsea Strip"?
Max Clifford is perhaps not, uniquely, but definitely identifiably, a British phenomena. I love the British tabloids. They are bottom feeding, cheeky, and very occasionally a real check and balance on democracy… working in London in publishing will always be one of the high points of my career. This interview is an interesting insight into what drives PR guru Max Clifford - not money, so much as the power of information. I can relate to that. One of the reasons I wanted to get into defamation law was to find out who the suppressed names were in the paper (curiousity, cats etc).
