Why Working from Home is the Future
I was recently interviewed by a radio show about working from home, which has always been seen as a luxury for a few lucky and high profile people. But now more and people are looking at flexible working as an exciting prospect. The question though is whether working...
Consumer Power is Here to Stay – So Have Your Say
A few weeks ago I wrote about Masterfoods were planning to introduce an animal product in its range of chocolates including Mars Bar. This sneaky plan by Masterfoods caused quite a stir with the company receiving over 6,000 calls and emails and 40 MPs even signing a...
People in Your Life are Precious, so Appreciate Them!
I am back writing and in the swing of things once again. The last 3 weeks have been rather surreal after the tragic death of a very close friend. This was only a week after we had spent the best part of a week together. So the last month has certainly been a life...
Father’s Day – A Time to Remember Just What your Father Has Done for You
It is Father’s Day today in the UK, the USA and many other countries around the world. Father’s day is becoming an important day of celebration and gradually catching up with the more popular mother’s day worldwide. Now the fifth most popular purchased greeting cards...
Change the World Through the Young People of Today
It is 60 years this month that a remarkable book by a remarkable girl was published. Anne Frank's Diary was published on 25th June 1947 and has inspired generations of children ever since. Nearly 40 million copies of Anne' diary have been published in nearly 70 years....
A Mars Bar a Day Kills a Calf or Two!
Okay - that is quite an emotive headline, but how else can I hit home the fact that one of the world's leading confectionary companies has just tried to quietly sneak through a major ingredient change in one of the UK's most popular chocolates?! From this month,...
Why it is Okay to Blow Your Own Trumpet!
One of the qualities imbued into me by my parents is to be humble at all times. Perhaps it is a cultural thing, but I have always been self-effacing and have down played my achievements and successes. This has not however always been a good thing as I have often been...
Is Globalisation a Reality or Just a Big Joke?
I have just received one of those emails which seem to go around the world with a quirky message. As the world seems to get smaller and smaller, it is amazing how intertwined our lives have become. This email posed the question:- What is the truest definition of...
Help SAVE Regents Park!
I have often written about Regents Park in central London and how it provides me and so many other people with so much pleasure all years around. But now can you believe that there are advanced proposals to devastate centuries old woodland to make way for some...
Make Hay whilst the Sun Shines!
This morning I visited Regents Park yet again for a brief walk and a visit to the Open Air Theatre. Thttps://openairtheatre.com/he flowers are already in full bloom and it promises to be another splendid summer in the park. However, sometimes in life we also get some...