As I See It: Terry Murden Interest rate cuts are back on the agenda as part of the arsenal of weapons aimed at tackling the economic damage caused by coronavirus. The Fed has moved first and one former member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee thinks it may be next. But is it […]
Mother nature is telling the world to slow down
As I See It: Terry Murden Forest fires, floods, plagues of locusts…it’s looking pretty Biblical out there. At the turn of the year I cautiously predicted a year of nil growth, or even a decline in output – some of it deliberate – as the world adjusted to the threat of climate change. It was […]
Changing executive behaviour and reshaping the BBC
Interview: Atholl Duncan, executive coach Some big questions are being asked about funding the BBC. The licence fee is up for debate. Cutbacks are coming thick and fast. Scotland can’t, and won’t escape. It’s a familiar scenario to Atholl Duncan, who’s been there before; sweated over where the axe should fall and looked people in […]
Porter to help firms tackle mental health issues
Having recently shared her struggles with mental health and overcoming a range of challenges in a television documentary, Gail Porter has joined motivational speaker agency, Speaker Buzz. In ‘Being Gail Porter’, the Edinburgh-born presenter and personality shared the ups and downs of her career and life and in particular her experiences of mental health illness, which included […]
Sir David joins stars for charity night at the museum
Business leaders, entertainers and politicians were among the guests at a charity dinner in Edinburgh addressed by the natural historian Sir David Attenborough. The event, hosted by the Hunter Foundation at the National Museum of Scotland, drew an audience 800 paying upwards of £5,000 for a table to hear Sir David deliver his views on […]