This is a really interesting news item from the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-17365924
It looks like the government is not walking the walk when it comes to supporting business. Unless they start helping people like this guy how are we...
Yesterday Vince Cable gave a speech to his party’s conference and whilst he should have concentrated on what he is going to do about growth he did make some valid points.
He raised the point of remuneration of managers of business and how this has got out of control...
Over the last few weeks there have been several newspaper and TV articles stating how the pay gap between senior management and the average worker are going back to levels that were last experienced during the Victorian period.
I find this absolutely ludicrous and...
I was shocked over the weekend to see the images coming out of Japan with the Earthquake and Tsunami and the devastation it has caused. It’s horrific to see these images and realise that there are human beings affected by them. My heart goes out to all those impacted by this.
Over the last few years one of the biggest mantras I have heard is that a business must focus on shareholder value and that should be one of the major drivers of the management teams in those organizations.
I was astonished today to see that if you had invested £100...
Why do we get it so wrong.
At the moment in the UK we are in the midst of a biting winter that has delivered snow for the first time for many years. This has caused the transport system to be under terrible pressure and trains are being delayed and cancelled. This has highlighted one of...
Interesting article on the BBC Website today (link below) saying how many manufacturing companies are bring back their manufacturing from low-cost locations due the the following reasons:
Cost savings that didn't materialize
Quality issues
Speed of time time...
I found myself shouting at the car radio again this morning. This time it was listening to Barbara Knight for the Banking Association commenting on Lord Turners comments on what he thinks needs to be done to better regulate the banks.
She made the statement that we should be flexible with the...
