In the run-up to the UK General Election, last month I wrote a feature for Real Business which is reproduced below. Following last week’s first TV ‘debate’ which saw both David Cameron and Ed Miliband declare they could not work under zero hours contracts, it is likley that both parties manifestos will address this thorny … Continue reading
It may have been ten years since I completed my training contract and last worked in a high street firm, but as I took my seat at the Donmar Warehouse theatre recently, all too many memories came rushing back. As soon as I entered, the vast set stood proud in familiar shades of magnolia and … Continue reading
Ten years on from joining his local Trainee Solicitors Group, Kevin Poulter believes supporting young lawyers is more important than ever Some might say that life for junior lawyers has changed immeasurably over the past decade. But has it? The price of education has certainly ballooned, in terms of university costs, LPC/GDL fees and living … Continue reading
Despite a late arrival into Tegel airport, only 8 kilometres from the city of Berlin, the welcome at the Hotel Adlon could not have been warmer, or grander. Stepping in to the warmth of the lobby lounge all senses are immediately coddled: the resident pianist presenting an interpretation of modern classics, the crisp taste and … Continue reading
The Brompton Bar and Grill has a lot to live up to. Occupying the former premises of the post-war Brompton Grill through the Yuppie years of Brasserie St Quentin, there is a real sense of history. This is in part due to its location, along the road from Harrods and teetering perilously on the edge … Continue reading
When the opportunity arose to have afternoon tea delivered to the office I declared how British it would be to enjoy it with my favoured colleagues just around the corner in the still jubilant – if a little restricted by preparations for the Olympics – St James’s Park. Surely only a strawberry fool would refuse. … Continue reading
