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Nov 5, 20185 min read

There's life in the communal shopping experience yet

It was about 8 o'clock last Sunday night. There was a knock at the door. 'Number seven?' the man enquired. 'Huh?' 'Number seven? Ah!' he...

Oct 29, 20186 min read

Can the might of Redcar be unlocked again?

There's a synchronicity to events sometimes. So it was a month or so back when I noticed a BBC2 documentary called 'The Mighty Redcar'....

Oct 21, 20185 min read

Leaders in name only

The embarrassment suffered by Sir Craig Mackey, Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, after it was revealed that he had locked...

Oct 15, 20185 min read

A discourse of discontent

By John Atkinson “Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this son of York” – William Shakespeare, Richard the...

Oct 15, 20184 min read

Reasons to be cheerful...

As the world veers this way and lurches that, with crisis always seeming to be just around the corner, here’s one thought I keep...

Sep 30, 20181 min read

In the news this week September 24th 2018

Dear Readers, Here are a few articles published in the last few days that address issues - such as corporate governance, leadership,...

Sep 30, 20184 min read

The wider impact of insecure overachievers

Listening to the BBC Radio 4 documentary 'Insecure Overachievers' brought forth a number of thoughts - ruminations on memories one has of...

Sep 27, 20184 min read

Extractive capitalism is back – unintentionally encouraged by the left

To most people, capitalism would be a lot better if it allowed entrepreneurs to start businesses and make profits, but steered them...

Sep 24, 20182 min read

Labour’s Employee Ownership Plan: not so inclusive after all

Two weeks ago I praised John McDonnell for plans to spread share ownership. Now more details have emerged and I’ve changed my mind. When...

Sep 23, 20182 min read

In the news this week September 17th 2018

Dear Readers, Here are a few articles published in the last few days that address issues - such as corporate governance, leadership, the...

Sep 21, 20184 min read

A conversation in the library - mental health, eccentricity and conformity in the workplace

In my local library late last week, I was accosted by a man. He'd been sat nearby, hawking back phlegm, chuntering to himself...

Sep 14, 20185 min read

A decade on, our attitude to wealth hasn’t really changed at all

Every General Election campaign has its little buzzwords and phrases. One that sticks in the memory last year was the ‘magic money tree’,...

Sep 9, 20182 min read

In the news this week September 3rd 2018

Dear Readers, Here are a few articles published in the last week that address the sorts of issues - corporate governance,...

Sep 7, 20185 min read

Get your game face off – in the workplace, we should strive to show who we really are

It was a pleasure, as part of our ‘Voices of Progress’ inquiry, to speak to Tom Hodgkinson earlier this week. Tom is editor of The Idler...

Aug 29, 20186 min read

Accountable Capitalism Act - a legislative step too far?

It’s been 20 years now since I started my first proper ‘career’ job. It was with a large business IT consulting firm. I remember the...

Aug 26, 20182 min read

In the news this week August 20th 2018

Dear Readers, Here are a few articles published these past few days that touch on the sorts of issues - corporate governance,...

Aug 22, 20183 min read

There are plenty of inspiring business stories out there - the best thing we can do is share them

One - if not the – best thing about doing this job is the potential it offers to meet people with something interesting to say. And...

Aug 19, 20181 min read

In the news this week August 13th 2018

Dear Readers, Listed below are some of the articles we've seen this week that reflect issues - in areas such as corporate governance,...

Aug 15, 20184 min read

How, in a noisy world, Danone does more than talk the talk

As bland as they sound, and as ubiquitous as they have become, it doesn’t take much to figure out why words like ‘trust’ and...

Aug 12, 20181 min read

In the news this week August 6th 2018

Dear Readers, Below are some articles we've seen this week just gone, all of which reflect issues - in areas such as corporate...