“Our mission is to refresh the world and make a difference”. That’s what the Coca Cola company proclaims to be its main objective – in addition ,of course, to selling globally as many cans and bottles of its products as possible. Its energy drinks counterpart, Red Bull, has an equally nebulous vision (apart from the […]
“Despite the digitalisation of bank accounts and other internet transactions, the banknote is alive and well across the globe”. A recent report by the German company Koenig & Bauer, the leading international printer of paper & polymer currency, has confirmed that, to the surprise of many, demand for this product is increasing by 2%-3% annually. […]
“A national ID card is a total contradiction of what a free society is all about”. The American author, activist and physician, Ron Paul, has thus expressed his staunch opposition to what has become a standard requirement in most countries around the world. There are a few exceptions: ID cards are not mandatory in, for […]
“It’s an outdated feudal concept that needs to go”. That’s what the current Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, told the Sunday Times in January last year. However, as the newspaper’s journalists Harry Yorke and Melissa York disclosed on 24th March, due to fierce resistance from (among others) pension funds and the British Property Federation (BPF), he’s […]
“Is it OK that executives are paid so much even in a cost-of-living crisis?” This was the question posed by the HR Grapevine contributor, Serena Haththotuwa, on 2nd January. By the end of last year, she noted, the average annual salary for FTSE 100 (Financial Times Stock Exchange Index) CEOs had risen to 118 times […]
“Its The ‘Fab 40!’ proclaimed the Evening Standard on its front page on 19th February. The newspaper was extolling the fact that the latest London Fashion Week AW24 (16th-20th February) also marked four decades of “shining a light on the talent, diversity and creativity of the capital”. However, on the first day of the event, […]
What’s the purpose of curtains? The American novelist and socialite, Edith Wharton, once described them as “a necessary evil” used in badly designed homes. Most decorating companies, of course, tend to disagree and instead extol their virtues.In the opinion of “Furnishing Tips.com”, among the main advantages of curtains is that they control the amount of sunlight […]
“Have you ever wondered what the police do with all the lost property that’s handed in and the items they’ve seized from thieves if they can’t return them to the owner?” The answer, as Hannah Wílliams, a contributor to savethestudent,org, pointed out on 23rd December, is that they sell them for economical prices at police auctions, […]
“If the Government declared tomorrow that fancy dress parties were banned, nobody would mind”. That’s because, according to the British comedy novelist, Nick Spalding, no-one really likes going to them. You spend weeks beforehand (he declares) worrying about what to wear and how much it’ll cost you. You eventually find a leather jacket that looks […]
“I’m profoundly sorry”. That’s how Matt Hancock, the former Health Secretary, expressed his regret at the Covid enquiry in London on 27th June for his part in the mistakes that ensured the UK had not been properly prepared for the pandemic. Indeed, as the Guardian journalists Peter Walker and Robert Booth noted that day in […]