You may have noticed there’s a hoo hah at the moment about executive pay. Saint Vince and Red Ed are determined to make eejits of themselves by demanding the government do something about Executive Pay because it’s a scandal that fat cat company directors get paid so much money… and for what? Well, we’ll...
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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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Aggressiveness Doesn’t Pay
Well, unless you’re a boxer, that is. Then it pays very handsomely indeed. But let’s assume you’re not a boxer (or any other sports person who needs to be aggressive in their approach). In most circumstances aggressiveness doesn’t pay, not when we’re dealing with people. As usual, I seem to be starting this story...
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 completed and filed any time until January 31st. It’s just that we leave tax returns to the last minute which means that January is always...
Subtlety is wasted on some people
I was talking to a friend of mine who runs his own business. ‘You have to be so careful what you say,’ he said. I raised an eyebrow in enquiry. ‘Well, as you asked,’ he continued, without pausing for breath, ‘it’s because employees listen to every word you say and then bring them back...
Boxing Day Sales
I wasn’t really tempted by the 6.00am start to Next’s Boxing Day sales. I’m sure I didn’t miss much by failing to queue at the Crack of Sparrow’s Fart to wrestle a little ol’ lady to the ground in order to get a pair of bargain boxer shorts for my ungrateful husband! Having said...
What a Tart
I had to smile to myself on Friday. It was the staff Christmas outing. We’d been ice skating in the afternoon and we were going out to dinner afterwards. We booked a hotel room for one of our team who lives out of town so we all repaired there after skating to get changed...
Norwich Airport
I bloody well hate Norwich Airport… love Norwich, hate the airport. I may be a bit jaundiced today but let me explain why I dislike this particular airport so much. The Airport Development Fee. Or the ADF as Norwich Airport Management try to dress it up as. At the moment the Airport Development Fee...
Passionate About Politics
I wish I was passionate enough to really get into politics but I’m not. Or rather, I am, but I wouldn’t know which party to join because I think there are elements of the ridiculous about both. Sorry, of course, I meant there are elements of the ridiculous about their policies. Having said that,...
What’s in a name?
I heard on the radio earlier this afternoon there is an increasing trend towards… er… different job titles. Why? What’s wrong with Sales Rep or Mortgage Advisor or even Factory Operative for that matter? I can remember when I worked in corporate world having a meeting with 3 people who were running their own...
For some reason I just can’t do celebrity
I was thinking about ‘celebrity’ the other day… mostly because I saw one walking down the street. Of course, I studiously ignored the celebrity because I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction of knowing that I knew who he was… if you see what I mean. I needn’t have worried because, for some...
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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.
