There is some very interesting coverage on the subject of “banker’s bonuses” in the Guardian newspaper today (10th February 2010). The front page starts the coverage off (and runs onto p.2) with “Lib Dem quits over Osborne bank deal” an overview of the events that have led Liberal Democrat Lord Oakeshott to quit the party’s front bench. A full page spread (p.12) provides a more detailed analysis of “project Merlin” the coalition governments project to link banker’s bonuses to the achievement of lending targets...
I don’t consider myself to be political person. I’ve never been a member of a political party and like a lot of people my source of political news tends to be whatever the TV deems to be the hot topic of the day. I have been through the “all politicians are the same” thought process, more so during the MP expenses scandal than at any other time. So as far as my views on MP’s are concerned, I would categorise myself as not as cynical as some, but not a fan by any stretch of the imagination. However, one Member...
The idea to visit Russia was not mine; it was Phil Stewart’s. Phil is an ex colleague and very good friend of mine. I use the term very good because being a friend of mine is probably quite hard work...
I travelled to London from Sheffield last week, the 9.27am to St Pancras to be exact. First class carriage, coach G, seat 34 to be very exact. First class isn’t very expensive (£60 return), if you...
This is a bit of a weird one; well I think it is anyway! At the hotel I have been staying at over the last few months, (whilst I complete a couple of customer projects) there is a gym. As far as hotels go it’s a pretty good gym and I try to make the effort to get into it if not every, then most nights I am staying there. A few weeks ago my attention was brought to a rather large chap on the running machine next to the one occupied by myself. The reason my attention was brought to him was entirely of his own making...
At 6.40am on the 21st July I sent an email from my Blackberry and I haven’t seen it since, (the Blackberry, not the email). I know exactly where I was and what I was doing; I was stood in the kitchen of my house drinking a cup of coffee, my Blackberry was in my hand and I was preparing to drive to London. When I got to London, I thought I had left it at home, so I phone home: no sign of it there! Then I proceed to literally dismantle the car in an effort to find it: no sign of it there At this stage the full realisation...
I used to have the privilege to lead a team of over 400 people spread across over 15 locations, they were a very diverse group. I once travelled to a series of national events known as the “Regional...
My latest read has been “The Motorcycle Diaries”, a tale of a road trip across South America on a Norton 500 Motorbike undertaken by “Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado in the early...
If you are a user of Linkedin, (sometimes known as “Facebook for grown ups), you may know that the service has had quite a lot of new features added to it over the last few months. Overall this is a very good thing and if you use the site frequently (like me), the ability to organise your contacts into groups is very useful. I have people listed in groups by companies we have worked at together, by the industry they work in, by whether they were a supplier or a customer, by country, by other groups as well...
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