Jun 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Public trust in the UK media has been declining for a while; down 16 percentage points since the Brexit referendum according to the Reuters Institute. Some responsibility for that must rest at the door of the media themselves. Phone tapping, lauding speed over...
May 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’m hardly prolific on social media. I tell myself I’m a better listener than self-publicist, and that nuance and dialogue too often get lost in the noise. But while there’s doubtless some truth in that, the real reason for my erratic LinkedIn publishing schedule is a...
Dec 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hats off to anyone with a confident grip on UK economic policy right now. And respect to those who can name the people in charge of it, given the revolving door at the Treasury. With the PM clinging on it’s easy to get wrapped up in the Westminster soap opera. But the...
Apr 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
No-one is getting complacent. No-one in the UK at least is about to relax the social distancing rules that have had such a profound impact on our economy and way of life. But gradually, as people come out of lock down in China and we look for a flattening out of the...
Dec 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” Alexander Lock apparently (I had to look it up) and as true today as it was in the 18th century if my experience at 10pm last Thursday is anything to go by. As the exit polls confirmed a thumping...
