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Innovation – not nostalgia – will be the way to play ourselves out of recession

By ⋅ September 8, 2008 ⋅ One comment

THE PLAYROOM was a mess. Cheerfully painted plastic toys littered the floor and the storage boxes were overflowing. Time to bring in the black bin bags. Two were filled with rubbish and five with toys to give away. The playthings that remained were the classics: wooden train sets, teddy bears, ancient handpainted dolls, the beloved [...]

Frustrated customer speaks out

By ⋅ September 7, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Dear Strong Language, No one understands me! What can I do? I’m a good customer, really I am, but sometimes when my bank, solicitor and other service providers contact me, I feel like they’re talking another language. My post-box is jammed with letters that say things like: “I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September [...]

The next crop of entrepreneurs

By ⋅ September 5, 2008 ⋅ One comment

THE ECONOMY needs to change its diet, and quick. For years, it’s been a fast-food junkie – bulking up on property and multinationals. Of course, there’s no long-term nutritional value in any of that rubbish and now, after a forced detox, the economy’s a mess. So it’s time to change the menu and rely on [...]

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