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Is the suit losing its status?
Dress code angst has been a recurring theme on this blog because, over a decade after the introduction of dress-down Fridays, it is still causing problems. Yesterday’s Evening Standard carried the story of Peter Bingle, chairman of Bell Pottinger...
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28 Jul 2011 9:10 AM
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Land Value Tax – an idea whose time has come
Many conservatives argue there should be no need to raise taxes or reduce public service provision to bring down the UK’s deficit. Simply cutting out all that waste in the public sector, they say, would solve the problem. The mirror image of …...
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27 Jul 2011 7:49 AM
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Word snobs – more irritating than jargon, Americanisms and teen-speak
Every so often, someone writes an article on words they don’t like. Sometimes they have a go at teenagers’ language, other times it’s business jargon. Those of us who follow John Rentoul on Twitter are reminded of his banned list …...
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22 Jul 2011 9:18 AM
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HMRC faces a colossal task
The National Audit Office published a report yesterday expressing some doubt about HMRC’s ability to achieve 25 percent cost savings over the next four years. Tax expert Richard Murphy put it more bluntly: They might just as well have said they...
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21 Jul 2011 9:36 AM
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Nudge is not enough on its own
The House of Lords report on behaviour change makes fascinating reading. Its overall conclusion is that persuasion alone is not enough to change the behaviour of large groups of people. Incentives and sanctions are necessary too. The ‘nudge theory’...
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19 Jul 2011 8:56 AM
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The Murdochs v the MPs – seasoned professionals v casual amateurs
Compare this: Rupert Murdoch, facing his first grilling from a parliamentary select committee, was being briefed this weekend by lawyers and a public relations expert who helped salvage the reputation of American chat show host David Letterman when he...
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18 Jul 2011 10:19 AM
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MPs need better interviewing skills
Andy Hayman’s protests about his treatment by the parliamentary committee last week have been drowned out by his critics. Those on the receiving end of media firestorms usually find themselves shouted down. Mr Hayman may not be the country’s...
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16 Jul 2011 11:16 AM
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Praise from Down Under
It might have been a crap week for Rupert Murdoch but it’s been a storming one for this blog. Wednesday’s post, in particular, attracted a lot of attention and was picked up in a number of other countries, notably the … Continue reading...
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15 Jul 2011 5:04 PM
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This is the dawning of the Age of Austerity
At least, that’s the impression you’d get from reading the coverage of the Fiscal Sustainability Report, published yesterday by the Office for Budget Responsibility. Actually, the OBR’s forecasts are not as pessimistic as some of the...
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14 Jul 2011 10:33 AM
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Murdoch’s Frankenstein
The phone hacking scandal has all the usual elements of a media firestorm; the feverish atmosphere, the pace, the stream of allegations, each one worse than the last, and the righteous indignation from politicians and commentators. There’s only...
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13 Jul 2011 9:23 AM
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A slow day in small-town Britain
Victoria Wood’s comments on Radio 4′s Today Programme this morning will provoke a few angry letters. She has noticed, she says, that the audiences in the big provincial cities are quicker and more sophisticated than those in small towns and...
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12 Jul 2011 11:54 AM
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News of the World staff may sue for stigma damages
During a corporate crisis, obscure little snippets of employment law often surface. It appears that employees of a company which falls into disrepute can claim for damages to their reputations. As the Lawyer explains: The case-law is clear. If senior...
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11 Jul 2011 11:06 AM
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News of the World hacked phones but the cover-up was corporate
The last News of the World is out today. Rupert Murdoch hoped that, by closing the title, the phone hacking scandal would go away and his planned takeover of BSkyB could proceed without hinderance. If people believe News International’s claims that...
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10 Jul 2011 12:32 PM
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Will ‘dismiss and re-engage’ be next season’s look?
Dismissal and re-engagement used to be one of those things we discussed at employment law seminars but nobody actually did. The law says that employers can, if they fail to get agreement from employees, impose new terms and conditions by … Continue...
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8 Jul 2011 8:58 AM
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Leaders create cultures – and newspapers are no different
As more phone hacking stories emerge, News International’s line that it was all down to rogue operators is looking less tenable by the hour. In the past few days, some of those involved have broken ranks and given us some revealing insights into...
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6 Jul 2011 8:28 AM
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