PRs, bless ‘em, have been known to get hold of the wrong end of the stick as far as journalists’ roles go, with occasionally bizarre consequences.

Take, for example, the magic circle PR we recently contacted to discuss doing a feature on one of their overseas offices. “Er, you can’t do that,” she said. “Why not?” asked the hack. “Because we closed it down,” whispered the PR. “But don’t tell anyone, will you?”