HANDS up if you are a fan of Dolly Parton? When I asked that question at an event I was hosting this week the only person who put their hand up was the barman. The audience of entrepreneurs, finance directors and professionals from the legal and financial sectors weren’t going to admit that they liked […]
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IT is a strange experience writing about yourself. You might think: ‘He does it every week, what is he gibbering on about?’ I’ve had to write a press release about my business and that was an odd experience. I write this blog every week and while I do write about myself, it is usually about
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WHEN it comes to heavyweight boxing this weekend’s clash of giants has to be one of the most anticipated fights for years. The stars have aligned to make the rematch between WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder and Britain’s unbeaten former undisputed champion Tyson Fury one of those rare occasions in boxing when no hype is
CALM down, calm down! I know that was the catchphrase of Harry Enfield’s Scousers but you could currently apply it to quite a few people across the North of England. Last night this rather agitated lot were shouting loudly from the rooftops and ringing church bells across the North country. Well they weren’t, they were
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THERE used to be a programme on TV called Auntie’s Bloomers. The format was pretty straightforward: broadcasting legend Sir Terry Wogan presenting bloopers from BBC programmes. It was easy to see how it originated. Some bright spark in Television Centre had realised that all the daft out-takes from shows on the Beeb were being hoovered
I WITNESSED a very unusual phenomena this week. Five politicians from two different parties all talking sense. Long conditioned to put my hands over my ears and sing “la la la la la” whenever I see an MP’s lips move, my damascene conversion took place about halfway into an hour and a half question and
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FAREWELL then Terry Jones. The co-founder of Monty Python’s Flying Circus died this week at the age of 77. As his great friend and fellow Monty Python member Michael Palin eloquently observed, Jones was multi-talented, hilarious and a really nice bloke. Palin added: “Terry was one of my closest, most valued friends. He was kind,
AT last Leeds Bradford Airport has come up with plans that are ambitious, exciting – and backed by serious investment. You only have to travel from any other regional UK airport to realise that the West Yorkshire airport is the runt of the litter. Queues of passengers waiting to check-in trailing out of the building,
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CAN I be the last person of 2020 to wish you a Happy New Year. If, like me, you’ve only come back to work this week after the extended festive break, I’m sure you are looking for a bit of focus, some motivation, perhaps a little inspiration? If so then can I caution you about
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I WAS reading Vogue the other day. Well where else do you think I’m going to get my style ideas? And there in the pages of the world’s premier style magazine was a familiar face. Well, two familiar faces. One, Cate Blanchett, I only know from the cinema screen, but the other I’ve met before.
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