At Five to Midnight

Visitors to my website cannot have failed to notice that my first book has just been published! Great excitement in the Jones household … and hopefully a few trains of thought have been set off in the minds of those kind enough to read it.
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My five tips for George…

With all the problems internationally, from Libya to Christchurch, and with the major global pressures on the UK economy, from the sharp rise in fuel and food prices to pressures on Banks and Sovereign Debt,  Read More

The challenge for the top table

My travels are giving me a privileged, ringside seat as the challenges and opportunities of globalisation take on a very human face.
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Of Taxes, Inflation and Interest Rates …

The three aspects of the British Economy that have immediate resonance in the mood and the pockets of individual and business alike are heading for the Perfect Storm over the next few weeks and the next five years; and the Country’s ability to pull through the stormy water… or not, will result in a successful or failed UK Economy because of decisions taken and different reactions across the land.
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Strictly Business

As UK plc splutters its way to the end of another year, Business should be raising a glass to some sterling efforts in some quarters and consigning others to the “nil points” category.
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Banging the Drum for Britain

There is only one way our Country is going to get itself out of our economic mess; we are going to have to trade our way out.
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Brazil: an opportunity we must not ignore

I have just returned from a fascinating visit to Rio and Sao Paulo in what is now the 8th largest economy on Earth; Brazil.
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