Why we need a National Adoption Agency

Why we need a National Adoption Agency

It’s tragic that only 60 babies were adopted in England in the last year. Surely there should have been a zero on the end. This is not because there are fewer babies and young children being taken into care each year to support falling adoption figures; there...
Why social media and PR matters

Why social media and PR matters

I have long shared Neville Hobson’s philosophy about social media and PR. In this video, he explains how nobody controls the message, that there is no one-way of using social media within an organisation as it depends very much on its culture, but that honesty,...
Preparing for the empty nest

Preparing for the empty nest

This time tomorrow my life will have changed for ever. We are taking our youngest son James to university – and he can’t get there quick enough, eager to experience student life, especially with Freshers’ Week and all its parties. I am immensely...
Why are we behind the Koreans with QR shopping codes?

Why are we behind the Koreans with QR shopping codes?

As an enthusiast of QR codes, I wonder why we are behind the Koreans who have embraced this technology for supermarket shopping. Hat tip to the erudite Winchester Whisperer for alerting me to this: The Korean company, Homeplus, has taken shopping to a new level by...
My moonlight walk for charity

My moonlight walk for charity

In one mad impulsive moment I put my name forward to join the Cancer Research UK charity Shine walk through London on 1st October. I have entered the half-marathon, so 13 miles of pavement plodding – but for a great cause, and I will be in great company too...