Category Archives: News

Greenhouses and Facts about Marquee Hire

Constructing a greenhouse could be considered similar to constructing a marquee. Planning an event can lead to hair pulling, teeth grinding and high blood pressure. Finding ways to simplify the organization and planning of that special event can make it … Continue reading

Culture, Marquee, News

Luxury hotels in Spain, flora, fauna and the local economy

Luxury hotels in Spain offer charming accommodations in a country with a richly diverse environment. In the mountainous region of Andalucia one can discover the limestone Sierra de Grazalema, declared the first Biosphere Reserve in 1977. A draw to all … Continue reading

Luxury Hotels, News ,

Can Inequality ever be a Good Thing?

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that from the 21st December 2012, it will become illegal for car insurance companies to discriminate on the grounds of gender when calculating car insurance premiums. This has provoked a mixed response … Continue reading

Finance and Insurance, News

THE ORIGIN OF WEALTH

Going solely on the basis of a write-up in the Sunday Times yesterday,The Origin of Wealth looks worth a read. Eric Beinhocker, a senior fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute, reckons that the economy is a “complex adaptive system”. (Apparently) … Continue reading

Culture, Finance, News

TOP OF THE HOFFS

Sociologist Zygmunt Bauman says that “We have never been so free and so unable to change things” – and David Hasselhoff fans have been listening. They want to get their hero to number 1, but realize that they’ve got a … Continue reading

Culture, Democracy, News

FRIDAY RANT: THE WORLD CUP

The world cup’s starting and my mood’s sinking. Here’s why: 1. The songs – there really is no excuse for the waves of aural effluent that wash out of my radio every morning. Tony Christie and the Crazy Frog are bad … Continue reading

News, Sport

HOW TO RECONNECT YOUNG PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS

The pamphlet, published with Orange, argues that young people and organisations are struggling to meet each others needs – not because either lacks the ability or even inclination to do so, but because fundamentally they do not understand what each other … Continue reading

Culture, Employment, News

WHAT SHALL I READ ON MY SUMMER HOLIDAY?

So it’s just started to chuck it down. Lucky I’m off on my summer holidays in a couple of weeks (New Orleans and then on to Miami as it happens). I’m just beginning to compile my holiday reading and thought … Continue reading

Culture, Literature, News