Monthly Archives: May 2008

Since I wrote this piece about Generation Y and how I thought the whole thing was a load of bollocks was sceptical about such a simplistic model, I have been challenged by a number of people who think there is something in … Continue reading →

A few years ago, after some fashion guru had announced that “grey is the new black”, variations on the saying became a common cliche for describing any social change or shift in attitudes. So Slovenia is the new Switzerland, Gay … Continue reading →

If you think HR-speak is bad, Finance-speak is just as impenetrable to the uninitiated and it creates even more scope for pulling the wool over people’s eyes. The trouble is that most of us stop listening as soon as we hear financial jargon. Even intelligent … Continue reading →

Today I noticed a link from Angry Alice who has a blog devoted to the collapse of the UK’s housing market and other associated economic woes. How you can write about something so depressing, day after day, without wanting to throw yourself off … Continue reading →

This was the Cityunslicker’s Friday Joke last week, so I’ve nicked it for this week. When I take a long time, I am slow. When my boss takes a long time, he is thorough. When I don’t do it, I am … Continue reading →

It’s only just over a month since the boss of Barclays trooped into Number Ten, along with the chiefs of other major banks, to demand state intervention to ease the credit crunch. Things must be looking up though because Barclays … Continue reading →

Gordon Brown published his draft legislative programme yesterday. Known as the Draft Queen’s Speech, it is a preview of what the Queen will say in November when she gives a summary of what the government will do the following year. … Continue reading →

Government proposals for identity cards and suggestions from senior police officers that national DNA and fingerprint databases would help to cut crime have led some to warn of the dangers of a surveillance society. But such wishy-washy liberal concerns don’t seem to carry much … Continue reading →