January 2017

PRIME Minister Theresa May’s early attitude to the Northern Powerhouse idea didn’t appear very enthusiastic. She certainly didn’t back it wholeheartedly and her appointment of the MP Andrew Percy as the Northern Powerhouse Minister came almost as an after thought to the majority of her ministerial moves. The fact he has a portfolio of other […]

OTHER than this weekly blog (which has variously been described as “ramblings” “scribblings” and “drivel” – and that’s by the people who enjoy reading it) I haven’t really written anything seriously since leaving TheBusinessDesk a couple of years ago. And when I bumped into former journalism colleague Jo Francisco, now press officer at tourism agency

IN a week’s time President Elect Donald Trump gets given the keys to the White House. And those hoping that since his election win in November he has had the chance to reflect and perhaps become more statesmanlike only had to tune into his press conference this week to realise there is not a cat

WADE through the umpteen gongs for Britain’s Rio Olympians and Paralympians and the honours given out to civil servants for simply doing their jobs and there were some interesting and worthy recipients of New Year Honours. I’m not saying our sporting stars didn’t deserve recognition, but the volume dished out did tend to obscure the