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- 4th September 2008
A PROPOSED auction of London airports is good news for anyone in Croydon who travels by plane.The Competition Commission - of which, curiously, there is only one - has finally acknowledged the blindingly obvious and recommended that BAA should be required
- 4th September 2008
All doom and gloom out there? I don't think so...As of yesterday the FTSE 100 was up just over 9 percent compared to its lowest point in July this yearThis is a big move andreflects the rotation into the value end of the UK equity market. Sectors that have
- 4th September 2008
thebestof has launched a nationwide promotion that's sure to get companies in tune with their customers.Anyone submitting a testimonial of a business featured on thebestof between now and the end of September will be entered into a draw to win an iPod touc
- 14th August 2008
Stop talking, Sir Humphrey - do something!IT MUST be 15 years since I was a guest on a Croydon Council charabanc trip - I accompanied a party of Coulsdon sceptics on a jaunt to Cambridge and Guildford.The council's charm offensive was an attempt to neutral
- 13th August 2008
I was out at a dinner party last night and someone made a very interesting comment indeed.
This person does regular networking with a printer, who has been in the business for over 40 years so has seen it all before, proper recessions included.
Th
- 7th August 2008
NHS administration is terminally ill by David CallamTHE NATIONAL Health Service is an island of antiquity whose administration owes more to Bob Cratchet than Bill Gates.The idea struck me forcibly last week during a consultation at Mayday University Hospit
- 31st July 2008
Integration would be better for Croydon by David CallamOH DEAR! The BoBs are back for yet another year.Not that I have anything against business awards generally. On the contrary, I think they are an excellent way to benchmark a business and I would strong
- 23rd July 2008
Spare the fine and spoil the drinker by David Callam
ALCOHOL abuse is costing all of us more than we anticipated.
Standing our round in terms of contributions to hospitals, policing and generally cleaning up after those who drink too much is set t
- 22nd July 2008
Expel politicians from the classroom
EDUCATION and politics are as potentially explosive a mixture as gunpowder and a naked flame.
Croydon Council's plans to close four apparently failing schools are a case in point - with head teachers, parents a
- 11th July 2008