"My job is to make it easy for others to do theirs well"
Questions for Craig Boundy, Experian's Managing Director in UK and Ireland.1. Sum up your leadership style in three words. Energetic, challenging and supportive. 2. What was your first paid job? I had...
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Alan Milburn on social mobility and inequality
The government's social mobility adviser tells me why he is an optimist. This morning I interviewed former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn, whose important government report on social mobility...
View ArticlePress Gazette moves to weekly digital edition
The print version of the journalists' paper is going quarterly.Press Gazette, the magazine for journalists, has relaunched as a weekly digital magazine - 47 years after it launched as a printed title....
View ArticleRepetitive strain
"Auteurs" are now marketed by major studios, but do they do more than repeat themselves? In the wake of Michael Haneke joining that exclusive group of directors who have twice been awarded the Cannes...
View ArticleThe real meaning of the Jubilee
It’s a celebration of people who celebrate the Queen, which is why I find the occasion so sinister. Everybody agrees that the Queen is essential to life in modern Britain. Without the Queen stamps...
View ArticleMubarak protests hit Tahrir Square
Anger over dictator's "light" sentence.Tahrir Square in Cairo - scene of many clashes and demonstrations during last year's Arab Spring - has once again filled with protesters. The crowds gathered as...
View ArticleMorning Call: pick of the papers
The ten must-read comment pieces from this morning's papers.1. There's class war in Wisconsin, yet the Democrats sing Kumbaya (Guardian) A vote to recall the state's Republican governor has huge...
View ArticleGame of Thrones and the Good Ruler complex
There are many problems with this series, but subtlety isn’t one of them.I love Game of Thrones, but it’s not subtle. The stupendously popular swords-and-sorcery HBO romp is a glossy smorgasbord of...
View ArticleIs Cameron's support for Warsi on the wane?
The Prime Minister utters the deadly words: "questions to answer". David Cameron's declaration that Sayeeda Warsi has "questions to answer" is some indication of No 10's waning support for the...
View ArticleWho'd be a princess?
Elizabeth II may be the last royal woman not to be subjected to rampant sexist scrutiny.The Diamond Jubilee: it’s monarchist mentality gone mad, and there are many who, like us, have pointed out the...
View ArticleHow Labour can redefine the public sector debate
Reform will get nowhere if it starts and ends with confrontation with the workforce.The public sector now looks set for months of bitter confrontation between the government and the unions. The doctors...
View ArticleLembit Opik hospitalised by wrestler
Video: Former Lib Dem MP stretchered out of the ring after ill-advised bout. After his unfortunate dalliance with pop music, Lembit Opik's bizarre antics continue. The former Lib Dem MP had to be...
View ArticleCricket: the joy of a ludicrous game
Reflections on England vs the West Indies."Majestic from Pietersen, thumping the callow debutant powerfully through the leg side. But he's gone! He's gone! Tried to repeat the shot, his hubris perhaps...
View ArticleWeb Only: the best of the blogs
The five must-read blogs from today, including 1. Baroness Warsi plays a valuable role in British relations with Pakistan In Pakistan, the under-fire Conservative chairman remains a heroine, says the...
View ArticlePaying for the high life
The rich increasingly prefer luxury experiences to luxury goods, according to new research.Experiential luxury now makes up almost 55 per cent of total luxury spending worldwide, according to a survey...
View ArticleNorsk Hydro to close plant in Australia
Weak environment in the aluminium industry.The Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro announced today that it will close the Kurri Kurri plant, located near Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia....
View ArticleMorning Call: pick of the papers
The ten must-read comment pieces from this morning's papers.1. A pageant that offers respite from reality (Financial Times) The monarchy and the ceremonies that go with it are a reassuring symbol of a...
View ArticlePortugal puts €6.6bn into banks
Bailout comes as EU debates using common funds to save finance sector The Portuguese government will inject €6.6bn into three of the country’s largest banks, using money from the country's €78bn...
View ArticleOpinionomics | 5 June 2012
Must-read comment and analysis. Featuring booze and the Queen, just like this weekend.1. Breaking the negative feedback loop (Reuters) Governments that enjoy low borrowing costs can improve their...
View ArticleCameron steps up action against Warsi - but not Hunt
How much longer can the PM maintain this blatant double standard?It has not been a good bank holiday weekend for Sayeeda Warsi. The charges against the Conservative Party chairman have escalated, and...
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