Category Archives: brand

Breaking trust and breaking wind! Lifesight’s problem with property rights.

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

One of the things ordinary people fear most about spending on their retirement, is giving money to institutions they know nothing about and having very little say in the management of their money. No matter how hard I used to … Continue reading →

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GDPR – a contrarian view

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

I was going to entitle this piece “f*#k GDPR” but I have too many people I like, who live that dream, to risk offence. But I’ll be glad after 25th May, not to have to spend 30 minutes a day, … Continue reading →

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The CMA and IDWG are looking for the right grubs under the wrong stones.

Posted on March 4, 2018 by

The Competition and Markets Authority has produced the first of a series of working papers (only 90 pages) looking at the buy-side of institutional intermediation (e.g. what happens between buying an asset and the return the customer gets). “The evidence reviewed … Continue reading →

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Thanks to all our nice new friends!

Posted on January 3, 2018 by

    What a lovely New Year’s surprise! A gang of flamers having fun “one-starring” my blog! Well it’s good news for me, all feedback is good feedback and your dislike of everything I am writing is boosting my google … Continue reading →

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Remembrance day – let’s stop fighting.

Posted on November 11, 2016 by

    Today is the anniversary of the day we stopped the war on November 11th 1918. Two sides stopped the war and though the peace was a poor one, the relief of ending hostilities is remembered. More importantly the … Continue reading →

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Public transport – I mean PUBLIC transport! – guest blog from Jayson Dudley.

Posted on October 13, 2016 by

  Another trip to back from Paris today and I’m no longer surprised at the lack of awareness people have when using their mobile phones, so let me recount a couple of stories from my early days in Information Security … Continue reading →

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Room 101 for BT Fon

Posted on August 18, 2015 by

Join me if you would like the appallingly intrusive BT Fon service banished to room 101. The ridiculous pay as you go service is like the unwanted guest who turns up uninvited at your every event. BT Fon sits on … Continue reading →

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My missus!

Posted on February 14, 2015 by

  My missus’ called Stella and, it being St Valentine’s day, I thought I’d say something about her. We met, nearly 15 years ago, in Ronnie Scotts in Birmingham, she had just become Pension Director at BT, something I found … Continue reading →

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Grown up brands

Posted on February 12, 2015 by

How does a brand develop gravitas? Almost all internet start-ups set out to disrupt and this disruption starts with the brand. From the fore-runner Egg to the much advertised Nutmeg, we are asked to think of the brand as something … Continue reading →

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Après-midi with the Bermondsey Bee – some thoughts on advice

Posted on October 22, 2014 by

I spent some leisure time yesterday afternoon with Steve Bee in and around the Bermondsey St Debtor’s Prison in which Jargon Free has its offices. I am 10 years younger than Steve and for many years have seen him as … Continue reading →

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