On the right – Prevent search engines from indexing news content and have readers pay through a variety of subscriptions to recoup lost earnings from physical news sales. People have no right to free journalism and aggregator sites (especially Google News) are to news, what Pirate Bay is to music. On the left – If […]
The thoroughbred race horse, See the Stars, has retired and there’s a book out to celebrate his achievements called One Blazing Summer. Apparently, the real test of such a horse is in its three-year-old year and See the Stars was spectacular in his. He raced every month for six months and won the lot, including […]
MPs follow their vocation diligently to improve our land; teachers are wholly dedicated to the development of children; police and law courts will keep criminals off our streets; companies believe staff are their greatest asset; hospitals are clean heavens of care. What assumptions have you made about that meeting you’re holding this week? Might they […]
Most business leaders don’t need a poll or a study to arrive at the conclusion that managers are the largest reason for staff resignations, but the news this week sends us straight there. Of course direct departure isn’t the only symptom of poor management. Professor Mike Kelly, director of public health, NICE said to the […]
Piano maker Kemble & Co is closing after nearly 100 years producing over 350,000 pianos. They were the UK’s last large scale piano manufacturer. It’s a reflection of yesteryear when a piano was a central asset in the home. Mum and dad would teach their kids the odd tune in the hope of lighting their […]