A gift for British business
“A lifeline for business” was the way in which CBI Director-General, John Cridland, described this week’s prelude to the Autumn Statement, which promised that £15bn is to be injected into road...
View ArticleChristmas Shopping: Thinking outside the box
All the talk around the tea urn in the office at the moment is centred on Christmas shopping. It seems most have opted to shop online this year, and indeed the Centre for Retail Research has predicted...
View ArticleWe’re sending a raven …..
Billed as “the most talked about show on television” by The Guardian newspaper last year, the critically acclaimed, multi-award winning Game of Thrones certainly captured the imagination of the nation,...
View ArticleA Business-like Bill
After the Queen’s Speech this week it seems there is reason to hope that a new broom, in the form of a new government and business secretary, is going to sweep clean as far as aiding and abetting small...
View ArticleTo Go or Not To Go?
Like most firms, the majority of staff at Dentons are planning (or some have already enjoyed) going abroad for a summer holiday. Instead of anticipation, however, the office buzz lately is one of...
View ArticleLiving it Up?
What’s a living wage in the UK today? The Government says it’s £7.20 per hour, and from next April that’s what you must be paid if you’re over 25. By 2020 the amount in your pay packet will have...
View ArticleOuting as an Addict
I have just emerged from a traumatic few days during which I realised that I am an addict – and all because my little grandson spilled bubble stuff on my Blackberry. The death of my smartphone left me...
View ArticleFacebook’s Four-Letter Word
It’s a four-letter word that means a lot in this digital age: “like” is synonymous with Facebook – and all social media devotees crave as many “likes” as possible on both a personal and professional...
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