The Sunday Times and Croissants : CEO’s update 29th April

Posted on April 29, 2012 by John Ashcroft

There is something special about Sunday morning, the Sunday Times, hot croissants with honey and butter, excellent. Headlines, Tories at lowest ebb for eight years, as a YouGuv poll reveals support for the Conservatives has dropped to 29 percent. Forty … Read More

The Saturday Economist Discussion Paper : Forty years of UK trade 1970 – 2010

Posted on April 28, 2012 by John Ashcroft

The Saturday Economist Discussion Paper : Forty years of UK trade 1970 – 2010 an analysis of the UK trade in goods and balance of payments deficit over the last forty years. Download Discussion Paper – Forty Years of UK … Read More

The Saturday Economist Discussion Paper : Depreciation of Sterling 2008 -2011

Posted on April 28, 2012 by John Ashcroft

The Saturday Economist : Depreciation of Sterling 2008 - 2011

The Saturday Economist Discussion Paper : Depreciation of Sterling 2008 -2011 and the impact on the trade in goods deficit. Abstract : The UK trade deficit is increasing at a time when given the depreciation of sterling and the weakness … Read More

The Saturday Economist : Economics news 28th April 2012

Posted on April 28, 2012 by John Ashcroft

The Week in Review – GDP – no growth in the first quarter and the borrowing figures show little improvement year on year excluding the rise in VAT. The UK economy is flat lining Download The Saturday Economist 28th April … Read More

The Sunday Times and Croissants, CEO’s update 22nd April

Posted on April 22, 2012 by John Ashcroft

Sunday Times and Croissants 22nd April, learn to count like me

There is something special about Sunday morning, the Sunday Times, hot croissants with honey and butter, excellent. Headlines, Michael Gove to crackdown on illiteracy, the latest initiative as the education secretary is to demand all eleven year olds can read, … Read More

The Saturday Economist : Economics news 21st April 2012

Posted on April 21, 2012 by John Ashcroft

The Saturday Economist 21st April, Economics News, this week

Economics news this week – retail sales rise in March, as does CPI inflation, unemployment falls and the MPC minutes reveal mild Miles support for more QE. Download The Saturday Economist 21st April. Friday and the retail sales figures in … Read More

Sunday Time and Croissants : CEO’s update 15th April

Posted on April 15, 2012 by John Ashcroft

There is something special about Sunday morning, the Sunday Times, hot croissants with honey and butter, excellent. Headlines, – Tories rebel on charity tax cap – as top Tories turn on George Osborne for alienating philanthropists and harming charities with … Read More

The Saturday Economist : Economics news 14th April 2012

Posted on April 14, 2012 by John Ashcroft

Economics the Week in Review – manufacturing prices fall in March, the trade figures disappoint in February, construction output drops and retail sales are boosted by the warm weather according to the British Retail Consortium. Download The Saturday Economist 14th … Read More

Apple Inc. Of Steve Jobs, the forest, the trees, the ecosystem of strategy.

Posted on April 9, 2012 by John Ashcroft

Some managers, can’t see the forest for the trees. They can’t see the whole situation clearly because they are looking too closely at small details. On the other hand, some managers just focus on the forest and ignore the detail … Read More

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Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Sunday Times and Croissants : CEO’s update 29th April

The Saturday Economist Discussion Paper : Forty years of UK trade 1970 – 2010

The Saturday Economist Discussion Paper : Depreciation of Sterling 2008 -2011

The Saturday Economist : Economics news 28th April 2012

The Sunday Times and Croissants, CEO’s update 22nd April

The Saturday Economist : Economics news 21st April 2012

Sunday Time and Croissants : CEO’s update 15th April

The Saturday Economist : Economics news 14th April 2012

Apple Inc. Of Steve Jobs, the forest, the trees, the ecosystem of strategy.