One nil down, two-one up. While the whereabouts of the special one's pooch was the highlight of the footballing weekend, I for one found a myriad of additional things to occupy my time during this season's so called ‘show-piece'.
These days when we buy a product, unless it is a fast moving consumer good like a Mars Bar or a bottle of shampoo, we are often buying an experience as well as something that provides a practical benefit.
I have seen a lot of "blame culture" develop in financial services over the years, to the point where I thought I had seen it all. How stupid of me to think that.
Not only a change of Prime Minister and Chancellor announced since last I wrote - but a change of editor as well!
In much of public service, consultation is a bit of a buzz word. In East Sussex, the public are being consulted for their views on a new road, while in Norfolk they are being asked for their views on withdrawing funding for mental health care for older...
I'm not a hot-headed character. You're much more likely to find me reading PG Wodehouse while listening to Dolly Parton than reading Irvine Welsh while listening to Eminem.
It might seem a bit churlish of me to question some of the effects of principles based regulation, especially when no less a figure than Ben Bernanke, the US Federal Reserve chairman, heaped praise on the UK model and looked to it as a standard for the...
I came over all nostalgic last month when the Sinclair ZX Spectrum celebrated its 25th anniversary.