It’s often stated as supposed fact, but I heard this said again recently. I was told that in the UK, the general public loves to build up an individual to an extreme level, and then relish the pleasure in tearing them down again. Another version of this, is that in the UK we resent and...
Right, I’m prepared to make myself look like an idiot here. Why is it that whilst so much of the world opposes the actions of Israel, with regard to its occupation of other countries, the blockade of Gaza, and unofficial possession of nuclear weapons, their support by the USA remains solid? Am I being misled? ...
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but I’ve been a recruiter since 1987. “I didn’t know that!” I hear you say. Yes it’s true. Up until a couple of years ago, admitting it in public was equated with being league with the devil, and greeted with a look of bemused disgust. And then of...
OK, this may appear a little rambling, but I promise to get to the point (and it is recruitment and job board related). My home town of Airdrie was the first in Scotland to install CCTV cameras in 1992, monitoring the general public. 12 cameras were installed, and a soon after, to measure their effects...
Look, I’m not about to start preaching to you. I don’t think I need to. If you’re reading this, then I think it’s safe to assume you are fairly technically literate, and switched on to most forms of social media. I shan’t bother then, to run through the list of sites, services and points of...
I am possibly one of the worst people you could ever vote for. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to be an MP. Despite all the bad press of late, I still think it’s a cool job with a huge amount of kudos, deference from others, and absolutely fascinating to boot. However, as an MP,...
It may seem an obscure topic, but today is World Intellectual Property Day. The history is more interesting than you’d imagine. Only two years after the Unification of the Scottish and English Parliaments, in 1707, the origins of copyright laws were established in “The Statute of Anne, the Copyright Act 1709”, or to give it...
True story with a purpose. Years ago, I was recruiting for a client in Ayrshire, who needed a Design Engineer. As per usual I took on the job, quoted our fees, yada yada yada. During the process of sourcing candidates I networked through to a candidate who seemed to match the requirement perfectly. I approached...
I reckon a degree of perspective is required right now, when considering the possibility of a “hung parliament” in the UK. I may be proven wrong by events, but I’m pretty confident in my views. A good friend of mine is THE most devoted Celtic supporter you could ever hope to meet. An intelligent guy,...
Credit Control. No, bear with me, this gets interesting. This is the dullest blog subject ever, surely? Until, that is, you are waiting interminably for some tight-arsed penny pinching client to cough up money that has been promised for months. Then it gets absolutely vital. Worse still, when they outright refuse to pay, and dispute...
