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February Max MixTape
We aren’t out of the clutches of winter yet. As a result you’ll need some fabulous new music to blow away the winter blues. Or some such contrite nonsense. However, where would a Max MixTape be without some more splendid tips for the top of the charts, some wonderful mash-ups and an oddity or two. [...]
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Don’t confuse the court of public opinion with democracy
Increasingly decisions are being taken on the basis of a groundswell of public opinion. Unless we realise what is happening and change our attitudes we are going to end up in a very dark place. I am all for Twitter and Facebook and have thoroughly engaged with the social media revolution. Our politicians have devalued [...]
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The Max Mixtape January part two
Hello… just a quick mini MixTape from me but I felt you needed a little pepping up ready for the weekend!! How could I not immediately post the new One Direction video for their next release “One Thing”? So. Here it is… More new music. Here’s Dev with “Dancing Shoes”. And Steve Aoki feat.Wynter Gordon [...]
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Lloyds Banking Group must reflect on poor decisions
On pretty much every level, share price, turnover, profitability, shareholder return, customer satisfaction, public perception and actually bothering to turn up to work, let’s face it, the Group Chief Executive of Lloyds Banking Group, hasn’t had a great 2011. It’s the right decision that he has chosen not to take his bonus this year. But [...]
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The Max Mixtape January 2012…
And we kick off the New Year with my favourite upcoming release for 2012.Natalia Kills “Kill My Boyfriend”. Great track. Great video too. Pixie Lott. She’s back with “Kiss the Stars”. Funnily enough this looks like it will be a big ‘un for the start of the year. Time to catch up with a few [...]
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Residential Property Prospects 2012
No one predicted many of the extraordinary events of 2011.There’s an argument to say that any conjecture on 2012 could be futile. However one thing I did suggest during the course of 2011 was that property looked like a good investment. Many economic analysts predicted another market meltdown. Yet they were wrong. That’s not to [...]
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If 2011 was a year to forget will 2012 be one to remember?
Unlike many of you, I have been working over the Christmas and New Year period. That means as you get to go back to work and feel depressed about everything, I can reflect as I take a couple of days off to think about what 2012 may bring. 2011 was a turbulent year both here [...]
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December Max MixTape Part 2
If you don’t scroll to the end of my MixTapes you are MISSING out dear reader. I have a real treat for you later on. Anyway. Time for the second of this month’s Max MixTapes. If you liked Made in Chelsea, which I rather did, one of the tracks heavily featured was Avicii “Levels”. It’s [...]
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Fixing the nation’s High Streets
With a great fanfare, Mary Portas the TV face of shopping was appointed by the government to review the future of our high streets. She has made 28 recommendations in her report that was published on the 12th December. If you want to take a look for yourself, here they are. Much of what Mary [...]
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Europe. The UK is a Celebrity. Get Us Out Of Here!
If you don’t like what’s on the menu, you tend not to visit the restaurant. Well, that’s what I would have thought; yet for years we have been dining at the European table thinking we have to be there in order to make a difference. Britain and its people want a very different EU from [...]
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