Climate for Change
As we hear again today that police and protestors have clashed at the Copenhagen Summit, it is clear that global warming still arouses passions - although being…
The True Cost of Christmas?
As we battle with each other in Malls and shopping centres to secure those final few Christmas presents for our family and friends it’s probably just worth pausing…
Saving the “General”
Those of you following the Zeitgeist blog will know that we’ve been keeping an...
Is Santa Canadian?
As a citizen of the North Pole Santa is probably a little confused about who he should be paying his taxes to.
Do fat smokers make poor consultants?
The latest megabucks lawsuit against the tobacco giant Phillip Morris ($300m which they are going to challenge) reminded me about a guy who was a candidate on one…
Banking on regulation
What then for Britain's status as a financial centre of the world? Will it any longer be able to attract top talent and provide the returns for shareholders which…
The second mouse gets the cheese
The news these past few days has been full of the fury coming from Germany over GM’s decision to shut the door on the sale of Opel to Magna. We’ve been following…
Putting the ‘Twit’ in Twitter
Apparently our social networking habits at work are creating a bit of renewed interest. Some new research suggests that this behaviour is creating strain on the…
Thinking big?
I think the world needs more Dalton Chiscolm’s. You see, Mr Chiscolm has that rare ability to think big and even though he comes from the USA – a nation of scale…
Up, up and away...
After today’s news of the ‘Balloon Boy’ hoax I think we can see what some people will do to gain just a few moments of notoriety. It appears to be a common…
No Bells and Whistles
So the Nobel prize jury has expended a considerable amount of effort in justifying...
Feeling Uncomfortable in Skinny Jeans
They may lack the Emo haircut, the skinny jeans, the 'in' brands and labels but your new employees are much like teenagers on their first day of high school.