A week in America | 11 March 2022
10/03/2022
The latest blog from the U.S. discusses what former President Donald Trump, has been up to recently.
Time to rethink tax hikes and net zero targets?
10/03/2022
The idea of a tax hike and ambitious net zero targets may have looked attractive post-COVID and pre-Christmas. But with the cost of living crisis biting hard, inflation running amok, and Vladimir Putin throwing the world into crisis, Frank McKenna is urging the government to rethink its plans.
Sunak massive bailout part 2
10/03/2022
The Chancellor is contemplating a second massive bail out just two years after the pandemic furlough scheme. Jim looks at the energy options facing the government on the world stage.
Who runs the world… girls!
10/03/2022
Downtown Event Manager, Seanan McSheffrey reflects on organising the Women in Business Awards 2022 and some of the female business leaders who have inspired her.
Employment Law Update
03/03/2022
This week Victoria provides an important Employment Law update.
Does North want to be taken seriously?
03/03/2022
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
02/03/2022
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?
02/03/2022
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
25/02/2022
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?
24/02/2022
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
24/02/2022
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?
24/02/2022
This week, Victoria discusses Emotional Intelligence and why studies have found that it can predict better job performance in employees.