Author name: David Parkin

ONE of the greatest pleasures of being a business journalist is unearthing hidden gems. Finding companies who aren’t very well known and telling their story still gives me a massive buzz. They have not necessarily hidden their light under a bushel as just got on with the job and and not had the time or […]

AM I the only person in Britain not waiting on tenterhooks for the final part of Line of Duty on Sunday evening? Well, if you watch or listen to the BBC you’d think so. There is no question that the TV drama about police corruption investigators and organised crime, sorry, AC-12 and OCGs, has become

IT sounds like a cast of outlandish characters you would pitch for a modern day remake of The Cannonball Run meets Austin Powers. Although I’m sure the director might think the writers had overdone themselves when sketching out the main players. How about the Australian who lives in Lexington, Kentucky and who has created a

AFTER last week’s brief brush with fame on the cover of TopicUK magazine, I think I’ve probably returned to my rightful place this week. Being the interviewer rather than the interviewee is something I’ve had a lot more practice at. And the modelling assignments aren’t exactly stacking up yet. So it was nice to see

IF you are looking to find some positivity amid the continuing pressures of the pandemic then look no further than Britain’s growing army of entrepreneurs. They come in all shapes and sizes and from every kind of background. They don’t have much in common but they all have good ideas and a capacity for risk

IF, like me you find yourself unable to sleep in the early hours of the morning following your Covid vaccination, can I recommend a sure-fire 30 minute cure for insomnia? My appearance as a guest on the Linkedin vodcast called Sean in the Shed by entrepreneur Sean Gilligan saw me giving my thoughts on events,

FAREWELL then Marvin Hagler. Hagler, one of the best middleweights to ever step through the ropes of a boxing ring, died last weekend aged just 66. When news of his passing was announced on social media by his wife Kay, memories came flooding back of the epic fights he took part in when he dominated

A YEAR ago yesterday we ran a live event called ‘The Future of Work’. Quite a lot has happened since then. So it was fascinating to be able to organise a virtual event exactly a year on with the same title. Well actually ‘The Future of Work…Revisited’, although I think these days the title would

IF you are going to have a housewarming party, Robbie Williams isn’t a bad choice to provide the entertainment for your guests. Even if he was the third choice. That was one of the stories that emerged when I compered an event this week for Richard Cramer at law firm Front Row Legal. A respected

IT is quite an achievement. In a matter of a few months a doughty group of campaigners here in Yorkshire have succeeded in organising a groundbreaking international conference where a senior figure from the United Nations will join farmers, financiers, leading politicians and the food poverty charity supported by footballer Marcus Rashford. Also involved is