Who can bail out the charities?

Who can bail out the charities?

I have just signed up for an excellent one-day conference aimed at helping charities overcome some of the huge challenges they face today in order to survive. I am attending in my role as chair of trustees for Headway Cambridgeshire, which supports those with an...
Sarkozy and the future of journalism

Sarkozy and the future of journalism

Is it just money down the drain? I am a news junkie and love the printed media. But I love citizen journalism too and the social media. So I was fascinated to read that the a very generous French President Nicholas Sarkozy is pumping 600 million euros in emergency aid...
The changing face of Britain’s High Street

The changing face of Britain’s High Street

The future of Britain’s High Street is in our hands. It’s no good moaning if we lose our unique and distinctive independent shops, including those friendly book stores with heaving shelves. Like me, you might have a favourite book shop you would hate to...
Black Wednesday

Black Wednesday

They are both iconic British retail emporiums which failed to keep up with modern times and maintain their public appeal. But it’s still a sad day, a very sad day, to learn that both Woolworths and MFI (whose furniture can we joke about now?) have gone into...
Families at war

Families at war

I don’t see there being any winners in the horrible court case between a mother and her author daughter, Constance Briscoe, who is a part-time judge. Constance described her very unhappy childhood in her book, Ugly, including how she was – allegedly...
Would you buy this Ronnie Kray painting?

Would you buy this Ronnie Kray painting?

I’m not an art expert. But I  know I wouldn’t want this amateurish looking stuff hanging in my lounge. It’s being sold at auction next week. Not because it is a great work of art. But because it was painted by notorious gangland killer Ronnie...