May 2020

David Parkin on why his postman has gone all Michael Jordan and bitter lemon memories

YOU could call it a coincidence but two readers have recently sent me old photos of myself. It could be a benevolent, munificent and solicitous attempt to keep my spirits from flagging in these challenging times. Or they could just be taking the piss. Firstly Richard Doyle sent me a photograph of me presenting him […]

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David Parkin on the changing world of work, Max memories and a cruising ambition

FRIDAY is normally an early start for me so I can write this blog. This morning I was up a bit earlier than usual to listen to BBC Radio 5 Live’s Wake Up to Money show which runs from 5am for an hour. I’d arranged for a client, leadership expert John Fay MBE of DeltaV

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David Parkin returns to find a bridge too far for Boris, headline news and insights from his fans

HELLO again! It’s nice to be back. Have you been anywhere nice recently? I took a week off last week. Well it was a Bank Holiday weekend with the bank holiday actually on a Friday for a change. It led to a deluge of complaints from avid readers about the absence of this blog. You

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David Parkin picks a few Cherry stories, hits the wall and paints the town a delicate Misty Buff

JUST a week after paying tribute to Leeds United legend Norman Hunter, today I’m doing the same for another of the club’s great players, Trevor Cherry. It might provide content for the blog, but there are no positives from losing men like this. Norman became one of the thousands of victims of coronavirus and, when

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