Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Why the government's latest scheme to encourage start-ups will lead to generation of failed entrepreneurs...

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The current government seems to have a somewhat lopsided approach to encouraging entrepreneurship – while making speeches about how much the...
Thursday, February 6, 2014

Why are we encouraging the lottery to increase inequality in our economy and society?

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The national lottery – you've got to be in it to win it; it could be you; millions raised for good causes;... we all know the slogans a...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

the risk of offering ‘women-only’ finance

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I recently came across the female business angel network and was encouraged and depressed by its existence in equal measure:   while it...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

the real reason libraries are struggling...

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Some of you will know that I've a long-term interest ( love ) in libraries - especially with regard to the support that they can offer ...
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Friday, December 20, 2013

Christmas has been outsourced to Santaco...

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I hear that Christmas has been affected by austerity and outsourced to Santaco. The elves have been cut altogether (despite organised prot...
Monday, December 16, 2013

why are private businesses supporting and promoting models of enterprise that are completely opposite to their own?

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there’s a lot of talk and examples recently of how big business is starting to explore ways in which it can support and encourage the next ...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Why we’re to blame when our leaders fail us

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A lot of media coverage has been given in recent weeks to an ex-chair of a national ethical bank, and it strikes me as interesting for a co...