Keith Churchouse: Here's to 'adding value for all' in 2021

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Keith Churchouse kicks off his 2021 PA columns with a look at the FCA's 'use it or lose it' exercise and shares his company's theme for the first year of the 'roaring twenties'

The decade of the ‘Twenties' began and how they roared following the pandemic! 1920s or 2020s? You decide, knowing that the former is already etched into the history books. I believe it is important to have a theme for a year ahead, but 2021, the year ahead, is not any old year. It is two years rolled into one, if you agree that 2020 was effectively cancelled. And for most, there is a lot of living to catch up on both nationally and globally. It may get a little crazy out there once everyone is released, and that sounds like fun! Looking ahead from a business perspective also has i...

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