Co-working, co-working, co-working; it’s taking over our cities’ workspaces. There is a co-working space provider, called WeWork, which is the biggest occupier of…
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Right. I am going to talk and walk you through an article I read in a recent issue of the Guardian. The writer,…
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“I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters of religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the…
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I have a friend who works almost every waking hour, mainly to pay the rent. Her landlord lives on a beach, 4,000 miles…
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A think-tank (a few mates in a pub?) has said that universities risk losing their credibility due to "rocketing" grade inflation. According to…
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At Wimbledon, the umpire calls out “quiet, please”, and a respectful hush falls over the court. The only things that break the silence…
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You have been very publicly sacked from your job and the mistakes you made have had dire consequences for society. When planning your…
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In uncertain times, businesses are increasingly desperate for your money and different companies adopt different strategies, usually via technology, to part you from your hard-earned. For all businesses, the internet has been a potential boon (apart from retailers who rely solely on bricks and mortar, or have a web presence so half-baked as to be useless). No, the internet has been great for them to find out everything about us and then indulge in what I like to call; ‘The, give us your bank details and then you’re fucked’ business strategy. This strategy is used by pretty much all web-based businesses, from footwear firms, to insurance and holiday companies. The best practitioners tend to be media and phone companies, who offer you a deal, paid for by an initiallly competitive monthly payment, that they can then adjust upwards at their own leisure. Essentially, once you set up a standing order with a company, they give themselves the authority to remove as much of your money,…
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There they are, the women huddled in blankets, barely able to type through their gloves. The men with sweat patches across their backs.…
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