Businesses of the World Go On Strike!
While listening to a radio debate on Wednesday between Kevin Green and Richard Murphy about lowering the top rate of tax in order to boost the UK economy, I became violently angry. All Green could do was threaten in a fairly limp and vague way that wealth-creators might leave the country unless tax burdens were lifted. As the title of this blog suggests, I have a better idea… Well, its...
Read MoreAn Economic Hero For Ireland
Ireland needs a hero. Like superficial Superman, the recent economic bailout may have saved the day, but it hasn’t solved any deeper problem. I’ve spent the last few weeks working ‘down south’ and its people are angry, worried and at a loss. Maybe an Irish superhero is required? News reporters and local bloggers alike have made the call recently for a just such a...
Read MoreCorporate Social Responsibility v Business
CSR? Another bandwagon that all us business owners have to jump on, large or small? I was listening to Radio 4′s You and Yours programme, on this very topic last week - listen here - and thinking about it a bit this weekend. How does meeting pressurised targets balance with ensuring staff work in a healthy environment, they asked? Good question. The programme also mentioned...
Read MoreThe Ultimate in Business Etiquette
That nice, modest Mr Blair is at it again, this time in the name of religion. As founder of the appropriately named Tony Blair Faith Foundation, he has spoken from on high. You’ve heard calls for ‘financial literacy’ and ‘emotional literacy’ in our schools, which I applaud. You’ve read my thoughts on the subject in such blogs as Teach Skills, Not Subjects...
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