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Our disappearing breed of wealth creators |
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Tim Hunter: Our disappearing breed of wealth creators
Yorkshire Post: 22 November 2009
Far too many people are now sheltered from the realities of wealth creation in the UK. Where is this going to lead us?
The population of the UK will rise from 61 million to 71.6 million by 2033 if present trends in growth continue, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. This will involve a huge increase in the elderly population. Additionally, more than two-thirds of the increase is likely to be related directly or indirectly to migration to the UK. The proportion of people engaged in productive private sector employment is declining.
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Let independents revive the music business |
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Sounding Off: Let independents revive the music business, argues Tim Hunter.
Published in November 2009, issue 26, of ‘The Works’ the magazine of BASCA (British Academy of Songwriters Composers and Authors)
The music business may no longer be the sole gatekeeper to the world of music production and distribution. It is, however, successfully re-inventing itself as a provider of distribution services to musicians who already have their own content and who want a wider audience.
This digital revolution has created unprecedented opportunities for ‘one-man band’ musicians. You can now buy multi-track recording facilities that enable you to record on your home computer to a high standard (some packages will even correct the pitch of your vocals). And thanks to modern technology, you can easily create your own website and sell your music online.
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Rant: Testing
IT Now magazine’ November 2008
I'm all for the idea that Testers should empathise with the development process, which can't always fit into a theoretical structured model. I also think that we are ending up with too many testers who don't have IT backgrounds, who are unsympathetic to developers, and who probably see things in too simplistic a way.
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Our political parties should learn a lesson from business |
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Our political parties should learn a lesson from business
Published Yorkshire Post : 28 July 2008 By Tim Hunter
IF we scrutinise how unforgiving the stock market is in the way it punishes companies, and we see their share prices tumbling, it is almost reminiscent of the turbulence faced by political parties in the opinion polls as well as in elections.
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We were running on empty... now it's time for real growth |
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We were running on empty... now it's time for real growth
Published Yorkshire Post : 08 January 2009 By Tim Hunter
THE argument that we should lower interest rates, to even zero, as a solution to our economic ills seems absolute madness to me. It's a bit like trying to put a fire out with gasoline. I think we should increase interest rates, or certainly leave them at a level that provides savers with a reasonable rate of return.
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