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 hall with members of mine
and several other cricket clubs. We were also mixing ...
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 this. Basically, you have running costs and sales. So, at the end of the year, your ...
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 all indulge ourselves in Covid-19
stories. With 24-hour newsreel, it is nigh on ...
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 that it won’t be long before Johnson gets a little
trophy for being ‘Most ...
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 whilst still, technically, in
the EU, the UK appear to have stolen a march on ...
