Category Archives: Occupy London
Do you work in the bullshit economy?
Stefan Stern has kindly shared an opinion piece he’s written in the Guardian, which I like very much. You can read it for free here (thanks to the Guardian’s enlightened sharing policy) Five years ago, Stella and I moved back … Continue reading
Posted in Occupy London, Politics
Tagged bullshit, Economy, Guardian, Sports, Stefan Stern, Work
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The still small voice ..and Trenton Oldfield
The British nation took a dislike to Trenton Oldfield earlier in the year, we don’t take kindly to Australian nutters messing with our institutions, especially the public school kind who claim to speak for our disenfranchised . I blogged about him when he … Continue reading
People with long eyes
“People with long eyes” This is what some native Americans called the scientists setting up a telescope in the mid-west desert; the phrase gave Lucy Winkett’s sermon at the St Paul’s Schools John Colet Day its theme. I sat and listened with long ears … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, Church of England, leadership, Management, Occupy London, St Paul's
Tagged Britain, Cathedral, John Colet, London, Paul, St Paul's Cathedral, United States, westminster
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It’s not just about medal tables!
I’ve been rude about the Olympic Park before now, earlier in the year I took the family to a warm up event which turned out to be an exercise in lock down, it rained, we saw little and we got cold. … Continue reading
Posted in Occupy London, Olympics, Olympics 2012, pension playpen
Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, Events, London, Olympic, Olympic Games, Olympic symbols, Sport, Summer Games
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40,000 Londoners get cold at the Olympic Stadium
The “London Prepares” events climaxed last night at the opening of the Olympic Stadium in Siberian Stratford last night. We came, we saw and we left early – underwhelmed by the experience. Which is a little unfair on an event that … Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, Occupy London, Olympics 2012, Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Tagged Athletics, BBC, BUCS, Gabby Logan, London, Matt Dawson, Olmpics 2012, Olympic, Olympic Games, Olympic Park London, Olympic Stadium, Seb Coe, Security, Siberia, Simon Levy, stratford, West Ham, Westfield
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Blogging all over the world (cheer up!)
The thing about Rocking All Over the World is its dumb enthusiasm. And I like it , and I like it and I like it and like – here we go -rocking all over the world. Dumb enthusiasm isn’t easy. Most people can’t do it but … Continue reading
He’s not a politician – he’s just a very naughty boy
Clarkson is not a politician, he is an obnoxious controversialist trying to be a comedian Continue reading
Fair pensions at work.
How bosses decide to be paid is not just up to them. The shareholders, those lending money to the company and – not least – the rest of the workforce have a keen interest in making sure the company’s profits … Continue reading
Can no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?
The running gag is that the Church of England’s the Tory Party at prayer and if there’d been a Tory party in 1170 I reckon they’d regard Giles Fraser and Thomas Beckett as peas from the same pod. My Sunday … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, Church of England, Fred Goodwin, Occupy London, Treasury
Tagged Church of England, Giles Fraser, Independent, London, Occupy London, St Paul's Cathedral, Sunday, Tory
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