I blogged a few months ago about the differences between academic and real-world research.  I referred indirectly to two pretty textbook-ish terms in that blog: iteration and triangulation. Read more

Bankers and company executives have been front of mind recently, especially the embattled Chief Executive at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Stephen Hester, whose bonus rejection is now global news. Read more

It goes without saying that the technological paradigm shifts of the last 30 years have had, and continue to have, a massive impact on the way we live our lives.  No part of our day to day existence remains untouched by the digital revolution.  Read more

Now there’s a bout I thought I’d never witness! Read more

From March Londoners will have a new way to pay for travel.  If you’re lucky enough to have a contactless bank card you will be able to use it when travelling by bus. Read more

Consensus was commissioned by the City of London Corporation to assess the impact of the migration limits on a representative section of London businesses. The UK Government introduced a limit on the numbers of skilled non-EU/non-EEA workers who can apply for work permits in the UK in April 2011. Read more

Walking through Victoria station recently, I have seen a number of different charities collecting donations using ‘buckets’. Given the recent announcement from the government of an Innovation in Giving Fund whereby there will be £10 million available to use technology to encourage giving I wonder how the way in which we donate to charities will develop over the next couple of years. Read more

… a splendid song from Paul Simon’s latest album, ‘So beautiful or so what’, that could have been penned for Mr Cameron’s speech-writer.

Yes, the UK is alarmingly in debt. And I mean in personal debt, at a level which would make many of our European neighbours run for cover. Read more

Of course it depends on how you look at it, but, for me, one of the very few upsides to the financial doom and gloom these days is that business decisions are being placed under ever more scrutiny – gone are the days when companies can base their strategies on hunches and whims, gone are the days of commissioning research for research’s sake. Read more

I attended a very interesting meeting held by the Financial Service Forum a couple of weeks ago and I saw the future of motor insurance. Whether you like it, or indeed agree with it, the chances are in 10 years time an awful lot of us will be driving around with a ‘black box’ concealed in our car. Read more