Does North want to be taken seriously?
One of the North’s leading politicians has been hounded out of office at the age of 48. Jim considers the fate of Newcastle leader Nick Forbes and its implications for our voice in the Levelling Up debate.
A week in America | 4 March 2022
Martin Liptrot takes a look at President Biden’s State of the Union address 2022.
If you want to get on you should still work hard – right?
Frank McKenna suggests that work/life balance expectations have become somewhat skewered – and that the entitlement demanded by some in the workplace is neither desirable nor sustainable.
A week in America | 25 February 2022
This week Martin Liptrot discusses the recently passed lnew law in Florida which forbids schools, teachers or classroom discussions which touch on gender identity or sexual orientation.
You have to stand up to a bully – but will we?
Do Brits – or indeed the West – have an appetite for a war with Putin? We can’t even have a mature debate about Fracking, and we love cuts in defence spending. Frank McKenna’s latest blog reflects on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The testing time
As Russia attacks Ukraine, Jim assesses the appetite of people in the West for paying the cost of sanctions, leave alone fighting Putin’s forces. He also concludes that the Prime Minister is safe for now.
When was the last time you considered your EQ score?
This week, Victoria discusses Emotional Intelligence and why studies have found that it can predict better job performance in employees.
Britain’s Waning Power in America
In the latest blog from the U.S. Martin Liptrot discusses how the American news channels view us Brits.
Is our Government Conservative?
In his latest blog, Frank McKenna asks: When is the government going to get a Conservative Leader?
Are personal relationships at work ok?
The latest blog from Ladyboss HR explores personal relationships at work and discusses the policies that employers should consider adopting.
At the court of Putin
Jim finds the spectacle of world leaders beating a path to the Kremlin worrying. In this week’s blog he concludes that ,whatever happens, democracy is on the defensive in the world.