by Guy | Mar 29, 2021 | BusinessFitness, Economy, Leadership, Motivation, Recession, Strategy, Upturn
In this time of constant, swift change, exacerbated by uncertainty over government actions, there is a temptation to sit and wait for things to get better. After all, we don’t really know what impact the next diktat will have or when it will be imposed, and we’re...
by Guy | Dec 5, 2012 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, Economy, Europe, Productivity, Recession, Welfare State
There’s an interesting scuffle about tax going on in the British media at the moment – and it seems that the Government is in danger of being responsible for companies contravening the Companies Act which was rewritten in 2006. This scuffle started a few months...
by Guy | Aug 11, 2012 | Business - General, Lifestyle, Recession, Uncategorized, Upturn
An interesting phenomenon has hit Britain over the past 2 weeks – the traditional British reserve has been replaced with enthusiasm and a sense of national pride I’ve not seen here before. What’s more – the normally omnipresent negativity about almost everything (not...
by Guy | Dec 17, 2011 | Banking, Business - General, Economy, Europe, Investing, Recession
There’s been an enormous amount of ink used on the ‘veto’ that David Cameron used in Europe last week, with warnings of dire consequences if the UK doesn’t help to support the Euro. Frankly, I don’t understand this as the Euro has been...
by Guy | Jun 18, 2011 | Business - General, Economy, Productivity, Publishing, Recession, Technology, Upturn, Welfare State
Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in 1440 heralded the start of mass communication – for the first time, text could be reproduced quickly and inexpensively for a large audience. Of course, very few people could read in those days and many...
by Guy | May 11, 2011 | Banking, Business - General, Economy, Recession, Upturn
With the Bank of England having revised the growth rate down to 2.7% this year (from a previous forecast of 2.9%) and inflation rate up to peak at 5% in the fourth quarter (previously 4.5%), expectations are again growing for an interest rate rise in the near-term. Of...
