A short blog post this week but on a topic that I think will resonate with every reader – email. I seem to spend most of my working day on email, and I don’t think I’m alone. A US study estimated that the typical office worker spent half the day using email. Many of...
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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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Tuition Fees Debacle – Still too early to tell
Yesterday, the University and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS) released the application numbers following the official 15 January deadline. The headline figure was a drop of 10 percent in UK university applications by English applicants. However, the picture is confusing. There was a drop of 4 percent in 18 year-old English applicants (indicating that school...
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 still listening to the same music collection we had 5 or 10 years ago led to a new year’s resolution: we will buy a new...
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 Act. Piracy, according to the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America), is costing the US economy $21 billion per year (read: it’s costing them $21...
Legal Aid Cuts – A False Economy?
Today is the launch my of my long-awaited report on the Government’s legal aid reforms which found that for every £1 cut from the legal aid budget less than 42 pence will actually be saved from the public purse. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will achieve its savings by largely cost shifting to other...
Supermarket Price Wars = Bigger Profits
My posts appear to be coming monthly affairs. My new year’s resolution is to do better in 2012! It’s frustrating that I’ve been so busy because there’s so much to write about: the EU debacle, public sector pensions, the NHS reforms, the legal aid bill to name but a few. But today I’m going...
Population time bomb? 7 billion mouths to feed
According to the UN, yesterday the world’s population reached 7 billion and is predicted to grow to 8.9 billion by 2050. This is an estimate and we can’t be so sure that it’s true. These latest projections have reignited the debate about whether the world can feed and water that many people. These concerns...
The price of everything and the value of nothing
Apologies everyone but it’s been a while since my last post. I’ve had a busy summer completing my review of the Government’s legal aid reforms for The Law Society and preparing for Little Cookson’s arrival next year (apparently it’ll be here quicker than we realize). Not much has changed since my last post. We’re...
The Power of Probability
Intuitively, we know what probability is: the chance or likelihood of an event happening. Nothing bar death (not even taxes) is certain and probability is therefore critical for analyzing life and business decisions correctly. Yet while most people understand what probability is, very few in my experience can actually work with them. Examples include...
Banger-nomics: who buys a new car?
The exciting news in the Cookson household is that Mrs Cookson is pregnant. This has prompted some rather scary trips to Mothercare, Mamas and Papas and John Lewis so far. It has also prompted a trip to the car showroom as the realization of schlepping all of this child-related banter around the country to...
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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.
