An evening with John Gummer and climate change

I was curious to discover what John Gummer had been doing since stepping down as a Conservative MP at the last general election to champion climate change. So I was only too happy to accept an invitation to hear him speak to Cambridge university students and city...

David Cameron meets charity leaders

I am delighted to learn that Headway UK was one of 13 charities invited to meet David Cameron and key Cabinet  members to discuss the transformation of public services. Charities play a vital role in delivering crucial services not met by government, such as Headway,...
The dangers of a one man brand

The dangers of a one man brand

I am a huge Apple fan and desperately sad to learn that its CEO Steve Jobs is unwell again and being treated for neuroendocrine cancer. He has been widely credited with transforming Apple from a failing company in the 1990s to the very desirable and hugely successful...

The Soil Association and Carter-Ruck

Receiving a letter threatening libel from Carter-Ruck is fairly certain to send shivers down your spine. They are said to have sent such a letter to the Soil Association, the organic farmers’ group, after it objected to a planning application from its client to...