In the summer of 2010 I found myself standing opposite a particularly imposing member of a well-known American crime syndicate (or so he said) in the courtyard of a run down motel in El Paso, Texas. The man repeatedly insisted that my friends and I were a touring band (we weren’t) and that he wanted [...]
May 7, 2012
A great resource to improve entrepreneurial skills and effectiveness of social networking
Social media’s relevance to business, entrepreneurship and employability are forever prominent in the 21st century digital world. There are numerous resources out on the web for which students-and business owners- can use in order to improve their coverage, analytics and future prospects through a few simple methods! A great free resource I recently discovered is [...]
May 4, 2012
The Cursed Blessing: Kenya’s oil discovery
At the beginning of April week Kenya joined the growing list of African nations that can boast access to a hefty supply of oil reserves. On March 26, President Mwai Kibaki announced that for the first time oil had been discovered by fast-growing oil firm, Tullow Oil. The find occurred at the Ngamia-1 drilling site in the [...]
April 20, 2012
The Falklands: Old fire, new fuel
The 2nd April 2012 marked the 30th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War. In the last few months there has been renewed sabre rattling in the South Atlantic between the two powers over the small but significant Falklands Islands. Argentinean President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, has taken a newly aggressive stance towards the [...]
April 16, 2012
Lessons in Uncertainty from the Renewable Energy Industry: A Report from Caplor
The micro-generation industry, in particular the solar sector, faces uncertainty from stop-start government legislation changes; we will soon see whether all of the businesses built in the boom of solar panel installation can withstand it. This week I met up with Gareth Williams founder of leading renewable energy company Caplor Energy to find out more. [...]
April 12, 2012
A step in the right direction
The world isn’t fair. It never has been and it never will. These words have been repeated over and over again and taken as gospel. Personally, I am constantly contemplating about how to make things better for those not as lucky as myself. As an aspiring economist I was extremely interested when I stumbled upon [...]
April 4, 2012
The Rise and Rise of the App Market
Five years ago, we were still using our Mobile phones for the primary purpose of calling, texting and tentatively checking our email and browsing the web for often limited periods. Since the late Apple chief Steve Jobs opened the floodgates to an apps-induced software development, this has redefined the way business is conducted, as well [...]
March 26, 2012
Tequila Avión: It’s real
Tequila Avión will ring a bell with some readers. Those of you that have watched the seventh season of the HBO series Entourage will know what I am talking about. For those that have not watched the TV show (you’re really missing out) and need telling, Tequila Avión was the name of the Tequila that [...]
March 18, 2012
Questions and Answers with David Miliband
The following questions are answers are some of the question asked at the debate with David Miliband at the University of Manchester on 07/03/2012. Q: What do you make of Blue Labour A: Blue Labour was about understanding how Labour lost support of the working classes. What they concluded was that markets were having a [...]
March 18, 2012
University of Manchester’s Question Time with David Miliband
With David Miliband and Professor Andrew Russell Prof Russell: In terms of Labour’s electoral strategy; How can the Labour Party reconnect with parts of electorate? What is going well for the Labour Party? Mr Miliband: The Labour Party needs to bridge the gap between the politics that goes on in Westminster and the politics and [...]
May 12, 2012
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