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A Year of Lockdown!
When I look back on my personal year since lockdown, it is quite odd. Some things seem like they were years and years ago, whilst others feel like they were yesterday. One of the things I remember the clearest was a pre-season cricket practice in a large barn in Dummer. Rumours were already starting to emerge about the virulence of Covid-19 and there I was, in a ...
Cost Price and the Covid Contracts!
Someone asked me the other day what running a business ‘at cost’ means. I found that a bit odd at first but then I realised that unless you run a business (small or large) costs against sales would have little relevance to your life, particularly in vital public sector roles. Running at Cost Without teaching any of you how to suck eggs, it works like ...
Heading for a Civil Rights Clampdown?
Before it is buried under the next bit of news about vaccines, Shamima Begum or Prince Harry, I must write a few paragraphs about the new policing bill going before parliament. Firstly, it probably would have slipped under the radar if it hadn’t been for the chaotic scenes at Clapham Common on Saturday. It would have been sneaked through the back door whilst we ...
How Did Tories Extend Their Lead?
I tell you what has intrigued me this week. The Tory Party extending its lead over Labour in the opinion polls. Why is that? Some say that it is down to the vaccine roll out that has been a success. Others say that it is because the government are doing well in the circumstances and that Boris is doing his best. My son made me laugh the other day when he said ...
Beware the Populist Pandemic!
I got involved in a twitter conversation about vaccine roll outs today. What seems ridiculous to me is that people (particularly Brexiters) regard it as something of a competition. This is due to the UK at last getting something right during the pandemic as others try to get to grips with the vaccine distribution. Opting Out By opting out of the programme ...