Meeting up with my blogging buddies

Meeting up with my blogging buddies

I’m looking forward to meeting up with my blogging buddies – and a few more – later today at the Adam Smith Institute event “The Impact of the New Media”. I know this blogger is going to be there, as well as Croydonian, and I shall be...
What is the plastic bag answer?

What is the plastic bag answer?

Should our supermarkets follow the example set by our European neighbours and stop giving out free flimsy plastic bags? How quickly could you adapt to taking your own reusable bags? I reckon fairly quickly, that was the experience in the Republic of Ireland after a...
What was your best pitch?

What was your best pitch?

I’m not sure we could all get away with it, storming off from a business meeting in a huff and then being pursued to return and make a presentation – and still end up winning the contract. Roger Mavity did this, it’s one of the...
Meet my namesake

Meet my namesake

I did a Google alert yesterday, typed in my name and came up with a namesake in California – here she is the blonde version, whose name is spelt Elle Seymour. Elle is a real estate broker and breeds horses. She appears to be quite dynamic, having won an...
Why James moved to the Russian Federation

Why James moved to the Russian Federation

James Higham is my guest author today and describes his life in Russia, the reasons why he enjoys living there – he reckons the girls are peaches, that’s one attraction. Is it somewhere you would want to move to? It seems they are rapidly catching up with...