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Tag Archives: Trump
Don’t pander to pension populism! Zurich big-wig hits out at “freedoms”
“I have no time for populism” , was the astonishing rebuttal of top Zurich Insurance shrink Stefan Kroepfl. Kroepfl, who is global head of life business analysis – is no lightweight, nor was the discussion that ensued at this Dutch … Continue reading
When ESG knocked at the White House
What has happened in America this week has surprised and delighted me. Donald Trump’s two advisory committees, staffed from the Chief Executives of big American business have been disbanded, or more properly disbanded themselves. The strategy and policy forum and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlottesville, equal rights, ESG, governance, obama, Trump, White supremacy
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You want (pension) engagement? Ask Corbyn!
How do you get youngsters interested in politics? How do you get youngsters interested in pensions? One and the same question IMO. Instead of sitting in “blue-sky” meetings, maybe we should be looking at what successful politicians have … Continue reading
“Donald Trump… made me an alien”
On 1st January this year, Her Majesty The Queen made me a Knight of the Realm. On 27th January, President Donald Trump seems to have made me an alien. I am a British citizen who has lived in America for … Continue reading
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Tagged Farage, Human Rights, Mo Farah, Politics, Refugees, respect, Sport, Trump
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Theresa – first in a very short queue?
Sometimes a cartoon will say more than words; this is such a cartoon, these are some times! Theresa May represents Britain and a set of values that are well know if not well articulated. In recent blogs I have … Continue reading
The Alternative Fact? REPENT!
Vanity’s vulnerability Trump’s weak-spot has been exposed over the weekend. Confronted with photographic evidence that his Inauguration was not as well attended as his predecessor’s, he set his press team to work creating alternative facts. The American dictionary Webster tweeted … Continue reading
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Tagged Active, Active Fund management, Alternative facts, Passive, repent, Trump, Truth
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Of discontents and malcontents
Discontent is the first necessity of progress – Thomas A Edison. The negativity that surrounds “Washington” and a the feeling that politicians have let America diminish , spawns Trump and the ambiguos promises we had in his inauguration speech. … Continue reading
Trump #Inauguration – fake views
Touchstones When I don’t know how to react to something, I follow the behaviours of people who do. It is a very good dictum! Trouble is ,some of the time, I think I know how to react and end up adopting positions … Continue reading
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Tagged Inauguration, John Lewis, Lesley Griffiths, obama, Selma, Selma Bridge, Trump, Washington
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The speech we should have heard in May
What struck me , listening to Theresa May’s speech to the diplomats last night, was how we could have done with this clarity before the vote. Six months is a decent period for “post-event rationalisation” and John Godfrey and … Continue reading
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Tagged BREXIT #Brexit #MAY, Cameron, Eton, immigration, John Lewis, Lesley Griffiths, Osborne, Referendum, Selma, Selma Bridge, Trump
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