The Rise and Fall (for Now) of David Laws (0)
6/04/10 •
The loss of David Laws to the British coalition government is a crying shame. At a time of great economic uncertainty and impending cuts in public services and pay, he radiated competence. He gave us confidence that the right man was at the helm.
He had no choice but to resign. That his abuse of parliamentary [...]
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Screening: How Attractive Are the Job Markets? (0)
5/28/10 •
To recap: we are in the process of screening a long list of jobs for backability. The first part of the process is assessing how attractive the markets for these jobs are.
Gut feel is all that’s needed at this stage. You need to rank your long list by what you feel. You already have a [...]
How Stable an Alliance? (0)
5/14/10 •
The British public has been mesmerised by politics over the last week in a way unprecedented in my lifetime.
How is this relevant to a career-oriented blog on backing your passion? Bear with me…!
The general election on May 6th was so tantalisingly inconclusive. By 4am on the 7th, when I called it a day,there was still [...]
Pride Before Fall? (0)
4/30/10 •
Gordon Brown’s indiscrete rubbishing of a pensioner on Wednesday will be the final nail in his coffin. A shabby end to a once glorious career. The lady was no more a “bigot” than you or me – just an old lady finding it difficult to come to terms with the changes around her and asking honest [...]
Mt Clegg Erupts! (0)
4/22/10 •
This post could prove to be a hostage to fortune. I write following the astonshing success of Nick Clegg in the first (ever) prime ministerial debate in the British General Election last week. The second one is tonight. Whether Clegg is still wearing his halo at 10pm remains to be seen. My bet is that [...]
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