A high street renaissance?

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Amid the spoils of a slow news day – awash with hysteria about Cameron’s baby and yawnsome analysis of X factor’s first episode – not to mention a cat in a bin (it is August after all), I was heartened to read a small feature that will hopefully have much ...

The changing face of media

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

With the Fleet Street pack dedicating their tired pages to track each and every job loss it’s somewhat ironic that attention this week has been brought back to the media itself. Munching through my Bran Flakes yesterday morning, my ears pricked up as John Humphrys announced that our biggest commercial broadcaster ...

What a knit

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

  As if a global recession were not sufficient cause for anxiety, I’m now faced with another pressing challenge – that of knitting a jumper for our two hens, Peppa and Minty.   You see, eight-year-old Louis spotted a photo of ex-battery hens sporting hand-knitted jumpers this week in The Times.  He immediately ...

A positive attitude to see out the recession

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

With the global economy plunging further into recession I’m constantly wondering if any business is safe. After the fall of Lehman’s, it became apparent that history and money would not be enough to see any company through the financial crisis. And that led me to think seriously about what would. ...

Can media lift us out of the gloom?

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

So, there’s a lot of fuss about interest rate cuts at the moment and how they’re the key to saving us from the impending depression. It’s impossible to deny - times are certainly tough for many people. Consumers and businesses alike are feeling the pinch and the financial markets are ...