The Scottish jobs market is suffering from ‘chronic inertia’, according to new research which found workers feeling unfulfilled but reluctant to move on. Lack of engagement is not only impacting on morale, but is partly blamed for low productivity. Now employers are being urged to take the problem seriously and introduce measures to stimulate their […]
Terry Murden
Notebook: Corporate women ready to kick off first football tournament
Ready for action: Carol Campbell, Liz Dee, Rebecca Hook Caroline McLean, Katie Kerr and Laura Cooper gather Women’s football has taken on a much higher profile thanks to the World Cup and now females in the business world want a piece of the action. Street Soccer Scotland, the social enterprise, will be host its first […]
Laugh out loud triumph in the imitation game
Review: Ronni Ancona and Lewis MacLeod, Just Checking In (rating 5/5) No set. Just two of the finest impressionists on the circuit and a convoluted script in which they take on characters who assume lives of their own and ultimately those of Ancona and MacLeod themselves. It’s a fast and riotous hour which revolves around […]
Anderson’s good humour lacking a vital spark
Review: Clive Anderson – Me, Macbeth and I (rating 3/5) Better known as a chat and game show host than stand-up comedian, Clive Anderson is nonetheless able to trot out enough funny stories and one-liners to keep an audience engaged, even if the material depends heavily on his own television experiences which may be unfamiliar […]
Merton’s madcap chums give a masterclass in making it up
Review: Paul Merton’s Impro Chums (rating 4/5) Improvisation is a popular format, with numerous shows of varying quality picking up on the template created by television series Whose Line Is It Anyway? in the 1980s. Among the spin-offs, Paul Merton’s Impro Chums is a sure-fire winner, drawing on a team of experienced stage and radio […]