Why strikes don’t solve anything
Last year a million public servants went on strike for a day; last week 400,000 did the same. But what did it achieve It just made us all more aware of how generous state pensions are!
Tag: Opinion
“The stress is killing me”
By Jan Cavelle
Suffolk-based furniture entrepreneur Jan Cavelle is working flat out to keep her business alive. But, she admits, the lifestyle is killing her.
Manufacturing motivation: 10 ways to boost productivity
By Jan Cavelle
How do you motivate staff in a manufacturing firm, based in an industrial town, where large numbers of staff are only interested in working enough to buy their Friday night down the pub
What’s happening to China’s “ant tribe”?
By Simon Bevan
One darker side of China’s economic boom is the 20-somethings who get left behind by the state. Simon Bevan analyses the situation.
How Jobcentres have become a bad joke
By Jan Cavelle
I’ve always relied on the local Jobcentre Plus as a free (and in the past fairly reliable) source of local labour. Never again.
“Leave those kids alone!”
School kids should be allowed to be entrepreneurial, argues Pimlico Plumbers founder Charlie Mullins.
Xiamen: China’s best city
By Simon Bevan
Simon Bevan’s journey through China continues. Read about Xiamen, voted China’s best city to live in.
London VCs: a gold-digger’s guide
Milo Yiannopoulos reveals the results of his quest to unearth the ten most eligible venture capitalists and angel investors in London ‘s technology industry.
The poetry of entrepreneurship
Real entrepreneurs only fail by other people’s judgement, not their own, argues Michael Hayman.
Rolls-Royce’s Chinese dream
By Simon Bevan
Rolls-Royce’s Beijing dealership sold more cars last year than any other Rolls-Royce dealership in the world ? is this a sign of things to come