Those who wrote off the high street banks underestimated their resilience, says TERRY MURDEN There was a time when it looked like the banking system would never be the same again. The crash of 2008-09 appeared to spell permanent change, and the talk was all about “challenger” banks shaking things up, with technological advances over […]
Choose the right route to find yourself
Time to re-charge: Stevie Kidd says he ‘worked out how to go again’ (pic: Terry Murden) The Genius Board can help you reconnect with your talents, writes TERRY MURDEN Feeling a bit jaded, exhausted and frustrated? Business going nowhere? Perhaps both you and the business need re-energising after the various lockdowns that may have added to […]
How we’re falling back in love with shops
After months of lockdown shopping in shops could be back in fashion, but they still need help, says TERRY MURDEN Napoleon once famously described the British as a nation of shopkeepers, though the little emperor did not foresee the rise of the internet and its devastating effects on the high streets of the kingdom. Our […]
New Covid guidelines just leave more of us baffled
AS I SEE IT: If you’re confused by the latest Covid rules, you’re not alone, says TERRY MURDEN The new series of University Challenge has just begun, so here’s your starter for ten: how many people are allowed to attend an outdoor event from next Monday? 60,000 did I hear you say? Yes, I know […]
Scotland’s no-show at UK’s industrial party
Investment is pouring into British industry, so why is Scotland missing out, asks TERRY MURDEN Say what you like about Boris, he’s certainly stacking up some impressive numbers on jobs and investment. Against an onslaught of warnings that unemployment will soar as the various Covid schemes wind up, there’s been a constant stream of announcements […]