Lockdown, a term unfamiliar to most of us just a few months ago, has just been voted word of the year, securing its status in the lexicon of our times ahead of a shortlist of nine other coronavirus-related words, including the name of the virus itself. According to the judging panel at Collins Dictionary, coronavirus […]
Going with the Phlo as online delivery is just the tonic
Interview: Nadeem Sarwar, online entrepreneur As with comedy, success in business can come down to good timing. While everybody wants the Covid crisis to go away, it has fed a number of businesses which were well-placed to respond. Nadeem Sarwar’s online pharmacy and delivery company, Phlo, launched last autumn hoping to disrupt the traditional chemist […]
Corbynomics still driving Scottish Labour policy
AS I SEE IT Complaints over SNIB directors’ pay shows Scottish Labour still doesn’t understand business, writes TERRY MURDEN Boris Johnson’s decision to pull out of the CBI’s annual conference on Monday handed his Labour opposite number an opportunity to present himself as the leader who cares about business. After years of Corbynomics helped crush […]
Dipping deeper into the world of flexible working
Interview: Mark Gibson, Capito In a year of change probably like no other in recent times there can be few white collar workers unfamiliar with the shift to home working and virtual communication. Mark Gibson can claim to have been ahead of the game, spotting the trend last summer before hardly anyone outside the tech […]
Tiers for fears and why we need a level playing field
AS I SEE IT A new framework to tackle the pandemic is creating confusion and frustration, writes TERRY MURDEN The rules on where we can eat, drink and who we can meet and should avoid will change again next week. Except they’re not strictly rules, more guidance, unless they’re regulations. What is clear is that […]