Author name: David Parkin

TANNED, relaxed, recharged and now raring to go again, he’s still got so much to achieve. Both popular with women and men and an undoubted style icon, the future is looking bright for a man who is charismatic and inspiring. Yes I’m back from holiday and “ready to go again” as they say in football. […]

NEWS that Morrisons has recommended a takeover bid from a US investment firm took many by surprise last week. The Bradford-based chain, the most traditional of our ‘big four’ supermarket groups, chose the unusual time of Saturday morning to announce that it was recommending a 254p-a-share offer worth £6.3bn from a consortium led by Fortress,

TWO red kites, a kestrel, some Canada geese and several baby squirrels. They were the highlights of a round of golf played yesterday – which I think sums up the quality of my shots. Fortunately my team mates at the Business Beats Cancer Yorkshire Golf Day at Rudding Park, Harrogate, were much more capable and

WHEN it comes to business success, I’ve always believed that the key for a fast growing business is not just knowing where you are going. You should also remember where you came from. As firms grow it is easy to focus purely on the destination but retaining a sense of identity is so important to

IT might have been the Queen’s Birthday Honours last week, but for some there is a bigger honour. Being mentioned in this blog. That’s right. Last week I mentioned Suits and Vinyl, the semi-regular night when members of the Yorkshire business community gather to play their favourite records and catch up over a few drinks.

IF there is one thing the powers that be in sport always do, it is exactly what they want. And that’s because at the heart of every major decision in sport, money talks. Well, it shouts so loudly that it drowns out any other voices to the point they are not heard. Like common sense

THIS blog is a weekly fount of wit and wisdom. And if you believe that, you are dafter than I look. But if there is one thing I know readers like, it is interesting stories about unique businesses and the entrepreneurs behind them. Take last week’s piece about the Lowy family. Australian-born and now American-based

WHEN I saw a headline referring to Leeds United appointing a “lifelong” fan to its board of directors I suspected this might have been prompted by recent events in football. The short-lived launch of a European Super League by some of the biggest clubs in Europe including six from the Premier League unleashed an extraordinary

HAPPY Birthday Jack Carter. I’m not sure that the brutal, vengeful central character from one of the grittiest British gangster films ever made would take kindly to be wished many happy returns of the day. I read the other day that Mike Hodges’ classic crime film starring Michael Caine is 50 years old this year.

WHAT’S normal? Do we permanently have to get used to a ‘new normal’ as we gradually recover from the pandemic? I, like a lot of people, really hanker after a return to the old normal. Remember that? You know, when you could walk into a pub, bar or restaurant without having to take major precautions