Category Archives: business
The Volkswagen debacle and the lack of good governance
With every day that passes we see a further unravelling of the disaster that’s affecting VW Group. It’s been interesting to see how this has affected their multitude of brands and how it will impact on new models, R&D and … Continue reading
Discussing the thorny issue of immigration
My recent article in South East Business Magazine discusses the thorny topic of immigration and what it means for the business community. Immigration seems to be a political “hot potato” for any Government but the events of the … Continue reading
Time to celebrate successful leadership
Those of you who attended the Gala Dinner for the IoD London and South East Director of the Year awards back in the spring, will I’m sure like me, have been very impressed with the excellent … Continue reading
Evaluating a company Board or management team before making an investment
When a company decides to invest in another business, it’s expected that due diligence is undertaken to audit the finances of the business and that commercial potential is assessed before any decisions are made to proceed with an investment … Continue reading
PyTerra in “The Water Report”
My colleague David Arscott has written an interesting article on the future of water services along with colleagues from Ricardo-AEA and WSP. It details how the delivery of water services could be reformed by democratising, integrating and optimising the delivery … Continue reading
Solving the productivity conundrum
Recently the new Uk Parliament published a paper on productivity www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN06492.pdf in an attempt to further raise the importance of the subject with our politicians (who probably aren’t the most productive bunch themselves – but that’s another story). Jonty Bloom’s recent paper … Continue reading
The start of another political campaign
My latest article in South East Business magazine sets the scene for the upcoming debate over the UK’s continuing membership of the European Union. The last survey of IoD members over a year ago though our … Continue reading
Renewable energy on the South Coast
This month saw the launch of a major project to provide renewable energy for up to 300,000 homes on the South Coast of England. The 400MW “Rampion” project will use 116 wind turbines to save up to 600,000 tonnes of … Continue reading
A pre-election request for some tax reforms
My recent article in South East Business magazine makes a plea for some simple tax reforms More information on the IoD tax position can be found here within the “Big Picture” magazine http://www.iod.com/~/media/Documents/PDFs/Influencing/Big%20Picture/Spring%202015/Document%20PDFs/Manifesto%20for%20business%20FINALFINAL.pdf The full article can be … Continue reading
Starting out on the Non-Executive Director journey
My latest article in South East Business Magazine. The full article can be found here http://www.southeastbusiness.com/print-edition/february-march-2015
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