Hall cuts ties with Man City

PR guru Phil Hall has cut his ties with Manchester City after losing patience with chief executive Garry Cooke.

Hal, a former editor of the News of the World, isn't a man known for his scruples. In truth, he seems willing to work for anyone if the cash is good enough.

Fred Goodwin, the disgraced former chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, is one of his clients. And so too was Thaksin Shinawatra, described by Human Rights Watch as "a human rights abuser of the worst kind".

But Hall has had enough of Cooke, who he finds difficult to deal with and "a bit of a prat".