Easy to judge someone isn’t it? Just take a look at the comments on most of the mainstream newspaper articles and you will see that there are people ready to sit in judgement of others based on what they read about them. They proclaim that those claiming benefits are ‘feckless’ and ‘workshy’ and do...
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The Devil’s Deal
Brilliant, aggressive, flawed are words which only begin to describe the hero and the villain of Richard Lambert’s first brilliant novel. Weaving his extensive business experience into the story you are led through the exciting world of small company finance in a masterful way.
Calm Down Dave
In 2010 David Cameron lost an election which, according to the author, "he should have won hands down"
In 'Calm Down Dave' Tony Drury provides overwhelming evidence for his reservations about the Cameron led 'liberal lurch' of the Conservative Party.
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All the nasties……?
Oh dear. It seems that one in four small business owners are so depressed by the state of the economy that they want to give it all up and...
The future of the high street
We’re only a few weeks from the birth of our first child and my wife and I are concerned about slipping into middle age already. The thought of us...
This is a national disgrace” screams Mr. Angry
The revelation that more than 370,000 migrants, who came to the UK purporting to work or study and are now on the dole, has shocked Mr. Angry. “Here we...
Your money is not at risk if you put it in a bank
We are pretty careful with our money. We run our business accounts in credit, pay off our credit cards every month and only borrow for cars and houses. We...
Business angels: some sanity at last
Anyone who believes that business angels are the panacea to funding entrepreneurial start-ups is living in cloud cuckoo land. The word ‘angel’ is a breach of the Trades Description...
a team of negotiators flew out to Athens for talks
In this week’s bulletin: Despite 2012 being only three weeks old, the FTSE 100 has delivered its best start since 1989. However, a cloud still hangs over equity markets...
Willing to help – that’s franchising
Sometimes working with smaller businesses, especially in franchising, can be… different to working in corporate. On occasion it can be slightly less politically correct than perhaps it should be....
HMRC or is that HM Arsey?
As you no doubt know it’s tax return time in the UK. Actually, that’s not quite true. Self Assessment Tax Returns are issued in April and they can be...
Positive economic data from the US gave a boost to markets last week
In this week’s bulletin: Positive economic data from the US gave a boost to markets last week, encouraging hopes that the world’s largest economy was still on track to...
Too small to succeed…..?
So that’s that then. Tesco isn’t. Too big to fail that is. Britain’s mightiest retail steamroller has finally come a cropper according to its recent trading figures. Big helpings...
Hello Prime Minister, is anyone in today?
Dear Prime Minister I’m sure you’re getting alot of letters at the moment but I’d appreciate just a minute of your time. You see, I’ve just seen you standing...
Born to do it
Scientists are on several missions it seems. They include finding a cure for cancer, understanding why we yawn and proving beyond reasonable doubt that people are born alcoholic. The...
Has Andrew Tyrie signalled the start of the up-cycle?
The chairman of the Treasury Select Committee this week spoke some words which should fill the UK population with great excitement. They are examined below. The background concerns the...
Digital Piracy – FACT or Fiction?
From midnight tonight, the English version of Wikipidea, the world’s 6th most visited site, will go dark for 24 hours in protest at SOPA – the Stop Online Piracy...
“Yeah! I said it was a load of b******s” cries Mr. Angry
Mr. Angry is an avid reader of reports published by the Institute of Economic Affairs (“IEA”). He was thus transfixed by their latest epistle which examines David Cameron’s attempt...
As January goes so goes the year
Stockmarket Proverb Last week… … the FTSE 100 at 5363 declined -0.2%, with the FTSE 250 improving 2.1% and the Aim All Share up 3.28%. The Eurozone Credit...
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Pythagorean Theorem: ……………………………………… 24 words. Lord’s Prayer:……………………………………………….. . 66 words. Archimedes’ Principle: ………………………………………67 words. Ten Commandments: ………………………………………179 words. Gettysburg address: ……………………………………… 286 words. US Declaration of Independence : …………………...
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Goodbye Dave
Tony Drury's first book in the trilogy about the new direction of the Conservative Party, where Tony reveals his very personal reasons for leaving the party after 30 years of dedicated service to it.
In his own unique way Tony is able to capture the mood of many in the party and he has had the courage to put it in print. Along the way he adds many fascinating experiences and anecdotes.
"Goodbye Dave" is a 'must read' for anyone with any political interest.
