There are not many times I feel I can agree with the Shadow Chancellor. Generally I think his economic statements are described by his name. On the occasion of the sale of the safe side of Northern Rock I do have to agree with him. The Hairy One does one thing well and that...
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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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The rabbit in the headlights
Am I the only one to notice that we don’t see much of George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer and author of the economic master plan? Is it just me or, when we do see George, does he really have the expression of a rabbit confused by headlights? According to the biographies selected by...
The Age of Entitlement
Everyone appears to have an opinion on the recent mayhem in our cities. The sight of young people rampaging, assaulting, looting and burning their neighbour’s properties has been truly shocking. Not so long ago I carried out some research into the cost of creating employment and found that employers would need to pay four...
The Computer Never Answers Back
When did the words ‘yes’ and ‘no’ begin to disappear from our language? Having been creating and developing businesses for forty years, not always successfully and after advising and coaching entrepreneurs, owners and managers for sixteen of those forty; I noted a change in business styles that began with the general use of the...
As Cheap as Frites
Recently I read an article about the demise of the Euro. We were told that the Euro would collapse after the feckless and thieving governments of various Mediterranean member countries needed billions to bail them out of debt. The writer had the style of a UKIP member who was confident Britain still had an...
Marketing and selling in the Digital Age.
On two separate occasions, in the past week, I have listened to experts tell us how social networking and the World Wide Web will make us all millionaires, or was it zillionaires? Am I the only one who wonders; if what they are saying is true and they are experts, why are they talking...
A repeat of 1975?
I saw the first swallows of the year on April 11th and heard my first cuckoo on April 25th. In Yorkshire we have had only a few millimetres of rain since the end of February. For those old enough to remember, this is like the start of 1975, the year of, among other things,...
Lessons learned in downturns
Recent blogs on these pages will immediately offer one clue as to a mistake to avoid in these tough times. Richard Hoblyn has identified the attitude of Irish business to overseas creditors. It has, in my experience, always been true, don’t offer credit to an Irish company. In that country they are so friendly...
The Budget? What does it tell us
Despite reports in the media, there is quite a lot in last week’s Budget for the SME owner, aspiring entrepreneur and investors. Small company tax rate cut. NIC threshold up, Labour’s stealth tax increase to NIC already scrapped. A cut in corporation tax and the ‘entrepreneur’s relief’ threshold up to £5M. Business Angels will...
More Authority
I liked Nial Adams blog on authority. Bob Cialdini describes his research into authority and relates it more to symbols than experience or knowledge. The ‘Click – Whirr’ effect, as he calls it. Triggering an instinct. Despite the ongoing and everlasting philosophical debate, none of us can exercise self determination; we are a slave...
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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.
