Do you remember the days when grandparents were part of the family unit all under one roof with their children and grandchildren, and still are in certain cultures? I…

I didn’t like economics at school. It didn’t seem to have the same gravitas as physics or biology or English. It was a study of the way we exchange goods…

Might be useful to our grumpy members if some of you have identified the best rates(from safe houses) for savings. Its clearly a problem for many people and sharing thoughts…

Looks like a new trend in Board Shuffling is emerging. As often is the case the Chinese are leading the way in this new approach to management change.
ZTC Telecommunications is…

So it seems that the USA will have a Brown President and the UK now has a Brown PM who is hoping that a mixture of luck and some good…

Are promises made, promises kept?
Obama is to be admired and congratulated on reaching his goal of becoming President Elect of the USA.
A magnificent campaign and worthy of praise. If he…

Received wisdom means that commentators about Barak Obama and others refer to him as an african american. Why?? Do we refer to german americans,irish americans, russian americans or…

I have to say there are very few occasions when I am genuinely appalled, but last night my levels of irritation reached unhealthy proportions. I stopped watching ITV news around…

The argument about Brand and Ross is really about the nature of comedy today rather than the event itself. The BBC was always assumed to be concerned to set standards…

For many years we have been told that with proper “corporate governance” management of companies will be prevented from the follies and disasters that would otherwise befall them. Part of…