By a strange coincidence, the leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband faced the nightmare that according to our recent survey, most terrifies people: he forgot a key part of his speech. Normally forgetting your words isn’t a big deal, we tell clients. Only the speaker knows what’s missing – unless of course, you’re a party leader making the most important speech of the year under the gaze of the media and your political enemies. Continue reading →

On Thursday 11 September, we attended the Global Trust Conference at the Grange Hotel, Tower Bridge. The day was a balance of interesting speakers, break-outs and networking opportunities (among the new business contacts, we met a plumber – it was an eclectic crowd), and reflected along the lines of the conference theme, that there is scarcely any activity between two or more people that doesn’t contain an element of trust. Not least when you suddenly need a plumber. Continue reading →

To successfully complete the Ice Bucket Challenge, you will need a bucket, a tap, a deep freeze, and two vindictive friends: one to nominate you, and one to get their hands dirty (figuratively; wet, literally) dumping cold water over your head. Anything that raises money for ALS/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (known as MND/Motor Neurone Disease in the UK) is good news to us, and it’s been reported that the Challenge has raised northwards of US $80million and counting. Continue reading →