LA Talk: "Personalisation, Vouchers & the Political Economy of Welfare Reform"
My talk this evening – “Personalisation, Vouchers & the Political Economy of Welfare Reform – my experience of making Harrow Council one of Britain’s leading boroughs for extending choice and control over social care” – was well received. I would like to thank David McDonagh for organising a great...
The Judgement of Paris @ 35 years – how competition is improving wine
For wine drinkers, The Judgement of Paris – the blind taste-testing that took place 35 years ago today, 24th May 1976 – was a major turning-point in the development of new and better wines the world over. Organised by a British wine seller and expert, Steven Spurrier, The Judgement of Paris...
Will the US Government default on its debts?
According to The Telegraph, President Obama declared late on Sunday (15th May) that: “If investors around the world thought that the full faith and credit of the United States was not being backed up, if they thought that we might renege on our IOUs, it could unravel the entire...