29th July, 2011
My last day as a blogger for a while so I thought I’d complete my service with some further thoughts on Social Media. I recently read an article relating to social media and the most common sins. Whilst much of
More...27th July, 2011
Daniel will be back to his blog on Monday with words of wisdom. Until then I will continue with my tenuous linkage… Some would say the silly season is upon us in the world of journalism, but with resignations from
More...25th July, 2011
A Monday morning without rain and a hint of a blue sky and sun. Kind of makes it a little easier to take – especially in Manchester when a Monday morning with rain is standard. I had a quiet weekend,
More...22nd July, 2011
So it’s down to me to come up with something interesting and exciting that could rival Daniels discussions. Whilst I am not an ATE expert (although I am getting there…), having worked in professional services for a numbers of years
More...16th July, 2011
It's that time again. I am off on holiday for the next two weeks so you will have to do without me for while. I think Kirsten might try her hand in my absence. Before I go, let's examine some issues regarding time
More...12th July, 2011
Just back from southern Turkey. Now I was expecting it to be warm - the forecast was around 32 degrees. This level of sun I can cope with - after all we had 2 days of these temperatures here (otherwise
More...6th July, 2011
The chickens are coming home to roost. The pot and kettle are at it again. Something smelly is hitting the fan. I am running out of idioms here. Admiral Insurance made £142.4m profit last year from it's motor arm (remember they are part
More...30th June, 2011
It is great to see these masters of spin at work isn't it? First the ABI denied it - then they had to come clean and admit that insurance companies were selling car accident insurance leads. The justification: If we didn't
More...27th June, 2011
Did you hear Jack Straw and a chap from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) on the Today programme this morning? No? Well, it went something like this: Jack Straw's friend had an accident about 6 months ago - no injuries
More...22nd June, 2011
It is all over the papers this morning. The tabloids all concentrate on the rights of home owners to beat up burglars and seem to brush over the other reforms. To be honest, it is a complete mishmash of proposals from
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