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The Deficit: Why our weakest citizens must suffer

Posted on April 24, 2015 by formerdundeeman

What is this deficit we hear about continuously?  Why are we driving the weakest people in our society to suicide in order to reduce this deficit?  When was the last time someone explained to you exactly what this word and … Continue reading →

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Our Society is Run by Junkies (and don’t kid yourself)

Posted on December 11, 2014 by formerdundeeman

Is society increasingly dominated by people who are for all intents and purposes junkies?  Look at the evidence.  How do our business leaders and our politicians behave?  From a review of the 1992 book When Society Becomes an Addict by Anne Wilson Schaef: Many politicians behave … Continue reading →

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How did Overhead become more Important than Work?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by formerdundeeman

As a modern society we decide that there is a minimum standard of living and facilities that we are prepared to tolerate.  If we had not desired this then we’d all still be living in caves and chasing our food … Continue reading →

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Parpcaster – From Broke to $1Billion IPO in 6 months

Posted on October 7, 2014 by formerdundeeman

From its humble beginnings in a student dorm room just six months ago, Parpcaster.com has come a long way.  The new darling of the financial markets, this upstart British based technology company is set to sweep the world stage, treading … Continue reading →

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Survivorship Bias: The Fantasy of Big Time

Posted on August 29, 2014 by formerdundeeman

The Art of Thinking Clearly is a book by Rolf Dobelli.  It claims to be an international bestseller but I’d never seen it along side all the other self-improvement and management guff during my trawls through airport book shops over … Continue reading →

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UK Never Got Post-Empire

Posted on July 21, 2014 by formerdundeeman

I watched the BBC documentary “Das Auto The Germans, Their Cars and Us“.  You can watch it complete on YouTube and I recommend you do even if you have no interest in cars or Germany.  It’s the “Us” – the … Continue reading →

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Does Zero Hours and No Minimum Wage Actually Make Business Sense?

Posted on May 16, 2014 by formerdundeeman

I once worked in the now demolished Tayside House in Dundee.  This multi-storey block was situated at the end of the Tay Bridge and housed the HQ of Tayside Regional Council in those days.  My 9 to 5 used to … Continue reading →

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Iron Man and the Myth of the Lone Entrepreneur

Posted on May 12, 2014 by formerdundeeman

A popular misconception we’re often confronted with is the idea that successful business people somehow made it through their own hard work, graft and smarts.  While it can take immense perseverance, skill and acumen to build business empires, it is … Continue reading →

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Independence and Business: Coca-Cola, IBM and Nazi Germany

Posted on March 10, 2014 by formerdundeeman

There appears to be a steady stream of business people being wheeled out by the Better Togethers.  Their message is that if Scotland were to go it alone they’d seriously consider packing up their Scottish based business and marching south … Continue reading →

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