Business - Croydon Blog

23rd October 2008

RECESSION is a reality: if it hasn't arrived already, it's certainly on its way.The prime minister says so, as does the governor of The Bank of England. And it's likely to be with us for a year or two - so what can we do about it?Even the most pessimistic

Corporate manslaughter and homicide - by Dominic Maree, JM Safety Group

3rd October 2008

It has been six months since the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. Let me recap on the key elements of the legislation and its effect of businesses. Organisations are now, for the first time, at risk from prosecuti

Use the system for the common good - by David Callam

25th September 2008

THE INTRICACIES of the present economic maelstrom are quite beyond me.But I do have the uncomfortable feeling that unless we're all very careful we're about to be sacrificed on the altar of big money.If I understand the rescue proposals correctly, the bank

Come fly with me - by David Callam

19th September 2008

FELLOW Croydon travellers: have you heard the good news. The dead hand of monopoly is about to be lifted from the throat of Gatwick Airport.BAA, a former government regulator, privatised as a virtual monopoly, has decided to jump before the Competition Com

Rehearse your off-the-cut remarks - by David Callam

4th September 2008

LET ME share with you the first exchanges of a short conversation I had this week with someone I haven't seen for a couple of years."Hello David. Are you enjoying retirement?""I'm not retired""Oh dear, can't you afford to retire?"I will refrain from naming

Consider the leagcy of the trolley bus - by David Callam

4th September 2008

LONG before the Olympic flame arrives in Stratford and for many years afterwards, Croydon will be feeling the benefit of the 2012 London Games.And with a little ingenuity and some political leadership the advantages to the whole of south London could be ev

Push back and prepare to take off - by David Callam

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

All doom and gloom out there ... I don't think so

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

Win an Ipod Touch

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

Stop talking, Sir Humphrey – do something! By David Callam

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