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SOUTH KEN — The win seems easily in hand. It will be more of a TKO than a real back-slapping, headline-grabbing, crowd-pleasing victory. But that’s okay. And then the player kind of clumsily sits down and then leans forward and back… and falls down. Suddenly the game is not over yet. I think I am describing an indescribably painful final [...] MARYLEBONE — This year is a big year of change. In technology, in the world economy, the world of sport, even in the way all our countries are run. There are elections in America, France, India… What is more significant in a country than a change of government? And that’s what is promised in India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Serbia, Kuwait, El Salvador, The [...] LONDON — It’s been hard not to think about Korea this week. But I have different things on my mind. Not the loss of a dictator. Not the worry that still has South Korean’s practicing evacuations like WWII Britain and Cold War America. I am thinking about Korea’s fertile business culture and the country’s uncanny ability to reinvent itself, rebuild and [...] LONDON — We’re crashing into Christmas. Like everyone else. Lurking in shop doorways on Dec 24th and thinking “I said I’d never do this again.” It’s been an odd and uncomfortable week amongst men in the UK though. The dominant pagan religion of football has seen people talking about “goodwill toward men”, but in reverse. What qualifies as “lacking goodwill” and what [...]
MY HOUSE — I am off for Christmas. Great place to be. Catching up on sleep. Meeting my kids again. Fighting a cold. And still word comes this weekend that a great character from my childhood has passed away. The Rev James Leo was the Dean of the American Cathedral in Paris when I was a teenager. His son [...] LONDON — I talked to an M&A banker on the weekend. Made me think of my time at high school dances. Always standing on the wall, trying to look cool. But never out on the actual dance floor. The merger and acquisition market is a bit quiet at the moment. And amen to that. We’re busy enough without it. Businesses are [...] EARL’S COURT — Not sure how I missed this one. But The Independent has been running a investigative series on lobbyists. And they’ve chosen one of the biggest and most respected firms to ‘expose’. In summary, some journalists pretended to be wealthy potential clients from a large foreign country and they recorded the communications professionals bragging about things they shouldn’t [...] It was Christmas Jumpers Day today at Able and How. Few looked like they were new. Clearly the back of the closet is not as far away as it would appear. Earlier this week, festive elves hung socks around our staircase with every employees’ names on them. So far no surprises. Happy holiday season. /df
SOUTH KENSINGTON — There was a piece in the Independent yesterday about Sir Richard Branson’s “three point plan” to get the UK economy going. Unfortunately the plan is completely pants. I wish it weren’t, but it is. Years ago, when I worked in politics a very worthy husband and wife team approached my cabinet ministers with suggested [...]
PICADILLY CIRCUS — Looks like the sun might actually come up in London today. That’s a relief. And one of my biggest concerns. Yesterday was dark and I can’t handle that. So, how lucky am I? That trivial issues like that concern me? Yesterday umpteen decisions were made that affect all of our lives and futures. Not just in London, New York [...] |
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