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Posted on January 30, 2012 8 Comments
It used to be that the hunting season began in August, on the ‘glorious 12th’, with Grouse, before moving onto Partridge and Pheasant. Nowadays, however, it begins several months earlier with Bankers bonuses. A hugely political hotbed, fuelled by politicians (who have demonstrated absolutely no moral compass when it comes to remuneration/expenses) and tabloid media […]
Posted on January 27, 2012 1 Comment
I turn 40 today. I would be lying if I dismissed it as ‘just a number’. It has been a milestone that has been on my mind for some time, but a source of positive reflection rather than mortal dread. Mostly. I vividly remember my father’s 40th birthday. I was 11 yrs old and 40 seemed […]
Posted on January 22, 2012 7 Comments
Over the last few days we’ve had a number of people bleating about the lack of Salfordians getting jobs at the BBC’s new ‘Manchester’ base…..in Salford. The MEN, The Guardian, Hazel Blears MP (spot a trend?) have all thrown their moans in, after only 24 successful applicants out of over 3,000 applicants came from Salford, and only […]
Posted on January 18, 2012 13 Comments
This morning, at North-West Business Insider’s latest economic forum, one of the two ‘Dons’ of Manchester, the great Sir Richard Leese, was joined by Mike Emmerich; CEO of New Economy, Rachel Combie; Director of Strategic Marketing at Marketing Manchester along with event host, presenter and eloquent narrator – the eternally youthful Michael Taylor; Outgoing Editor […]
Posted on January 10, 2012 3 Comments
It’s a good day to run a business in the North. Of all the businesses announcing figures in the last two days, the Northern businesses have cleared the table. Bentley: Record sales announced. Pets at Home: New stores announced. Morrisons: Increased sales. Booths Supermarkets: 3% rise like-for-like. JD Sports: Increased sales, now announced acquisition of […]
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