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David Parkin on tricky times for Trump, remembering Taylor and maid in Harrogate

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 […]

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David Parkin on words of wisdom and a plumptious honour by Jove!

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

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David Parkin cheers Bradford’s celebration of Hockney, sees success at Elland Road and embraces the Christmas spirit

BRADFORD doesn’t seem to get much positive publicity these days. Through a combination of unjust views from those outside the city and a local authority which hasn’t always made the best decisions, Bradford has not really been seen with its name in lights very often. So it was great to see that David Hockney’s home

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David Parkin on a maritime marvel, sartorial success and dinner with dummies

BRITAIN bid a fond farewell to aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious this week after 32 years in service with the Royal Navy. The ship, which weighs 22,00 tonnes, is 210 metres long and has sailed 900,000 miles across the world’s seas, left its home port of Portsmouth for the final time after the Ministry of Defence

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David Parkin banks on change, sees his musical taste go pop and crazy Christmas adverts

IT is rare that you go to an event and the speech by the sponsor makes headlines. But yesterday’s Forward Ladies National Women in Business Awards Grand Final lunch certainly did that. I was a guest of James Cliffe, UK head of business banking at global group HSBC and he told me he was planning

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David Parkin on a Strictly seaside myth, tourism stars and a date with Beyonce

I’M thinking of reporting the BBC to trading standards. Not because I’m consumed by that ‘licence fee waste’ paranoia that obsesses some newspapers. But I’m worried that many innocent people may be planning trips to Blackpool after the Strictly Come Dancing special from the seaside resort on Saturday. The way the presenters Tess Daly and

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David Parkin hears inspiring stories in a spectacular setting and remembers a gritty pugilist and smooth operator

IF there is a more historic and impressive venue to celebrate your degree graduation than York Minster, I’d like to see it. Oxford and Cambridge colleges boast so much heritage amid their dreaming spires, but when it comes to breathtaking buildings, York Minister takes the biscuit. I joined an audience of well over 1,000 people

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David Parkin on a big night out, cafe culture and embracing a Trump future

I’VE been to enough events to know what makes a bad one. I’m sure you have too. So when discussion turned to an event that the region’s corporate finance community would enjoy attending, we knew what it shouldn’t have. The Big Ticket night out for Yorkshire’s dealmakers will have no awards, no bow ties, no

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David Parkin on the Commons touch and dressing down for Halloween

TO London at the start of this week for the annual Barclays and CBI reception for Yorkshire MPs and business people. If the aim of the event was to encourage clear thinking debate then they certainly achieved it: there wasn’t an alcoholic drink in sight, just soft drinks and tea and coffee and industrial quantities

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