by Paul Sandford | Sep 28, 2017
Consider the following scenario which was recounted to me and in which for obvious reasons, names and identities have been changed. Just before the long summer break, the head teacher of the Anytown Comprehensive School contacts his Chair of Governors and asks him to...
by Dr Russell Foster | Sep 25, 2017
Being a doctor is undoubtedly a great privilege, but sadly working as one circa 2017 in large parts of the UK is becoming more and more difficult, stressful and unrewarding. But wait – are these not just the ramblings of a cynic? What is the evidence for this? Well,...
by David King | Sep 21, 2017
The other day I was watching Ed Sheeran on the TV performing in front of a stadium audience of thousands and found myself marvelling at the profit potential of one man and his guitar. Compared with a band (such as the 11-piece much missed “Bellowhead”) Ed entertains...
by Anthony Wooding | Sep 15, 2017
At the moment I am co-writing a book about management. I know there are loads of books out there, probably too many, on this subject. But they are practically all written about the theory of management or accounting by generally successful business people. My book...
by Paul Sandford | Sep 11, 2017
In one of my recent blogs “The Madness Goes On – A Dispute over a £4,000 repair bill racks up £300,000 in costs” which dealt with the proportionate costs incurred in a court case involving a neighbour/nuisance dispute, I reflected that the only...
