There was a minor revolution in central London last week. On 2 November, after a two-year, £5m ($8.35m/€5.6m) makeover, the all-new Oxford Circus opened. (Note: If you’re thinking big top, clowns and bearded ladies, think again. Oxford Circus is just […]

Three cheers for George Clooney. Not for those irritating coffee adverts (no, it’s not like real coffee, George) but for his comments about Facebook. It’s so comforting to know I’m not alone. You see, George recently told reporters at the […]

A few months ago, I was chatting with a headhunter – no, not the South American type, but one who hunts in the concrete jungle. He places top people into top jobs in the City of London, the beating financial […]

Since I read Dave Boulter’s Word of Mouth Manual Vol. II (see here) I’ve been thinking about recommendations. Dave says that each of us has a Top 40 list of things that we’re just keen as a bean to recommend […]

Imagine you’ve published a string of highly successful books, that have been acclaimed as both profound and accessible. You’ve presented tie-in TV series that did very well in the ratings. You’ve got a big house in a fashionable part of […]