Category Archives: Opinion
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards*
Most of this year we have of course been focused on the COVID pandemic, its impact on the economy. We are out of full lockdown and settling into the latest set of restrictions. Over the last week, not much has … Continue reading
It’s cold outside… time to create some atmosphere
We are inching towards Christmas and with the shops now open, nights drawing in it is starting to feel like winter… it even tried to snow this week. Of course, this is year like no other, and with the pandemic, … Continue reading
Is the future already here…?
We are all now getting very used to being on video and video calls. In conversation this week the topic came up and discussion turned to how we used to see people on video calls on TV before but it … Continue reading
(Good News)2 on vaccine development
There has been plenty of good news the last few weeks regarding progress with COVID vaccine development. Early signs are promising, with big pharma massively starting to scale production and countries readying for delivery of vaccines to their population. All … Continue reading
Remote working or not?
This week there was some debate about remote working and whether this is here to stay. There are after all huge benefits in being able to hire the best candidate without worrying about geographic restrictions, not to mention saving the … Continue reading
Kicking the can down the road?
Quite a busy week this week, what with lockdown restarting in England, and new tough restrictions in many other European countries, France, Italy and Belgium to mention a few. A second wave is really upon us now. The UK government … Continue reading
Another week, another lockdown..!
This Saturday (Halloween of all days) it was announced that England would enter another lockdown for November… scary stuff… with cases rising and lockdown already in place elsewhere in the UK, for many this had felt inevitable, but here we … Continue reading
Fake commutes and twinkies
A few things caught my eye this week as we all wrestled with the fact that it is looking like lockdown will continue and we enter a second wave. First, was the changing nature of work, and how it seems … Continue reading
Back to online at home working
After the flurry of big announcments last week, this week felt quiet in comparison. All eyes are now back on lockdown… with increased COVID cases, the new Tier 2/3 areas rolling out across England, together with enhanced restrictions in Wales, … Continue reading
Regulatory changes coming through
Some fairly significant news developments this last week, at least for the financial services industry. First off there was the announcement that letters used for the collection of debt, now needed to be in clear English, signpost free debt advice, … Continue reading
