Blade always enjoys the pontifications of Stephen Glover, not least when he goes boldly where other journalists fear to tread. See, on this theme, Glover’s Independent piece on whether the Guardian is an emanation of saintliness or just another newspaper. Pictured courtesy of Marc”: a Guardian journalist.
Here’s a piece dear to Swordplay’s heart. Josep Valor, writing in the FT, highlights the ways in which blogs can help business schools win the marketing war. As he puts it: “MBA student blogs often provide detailed accounts of events in the classroom and are having the greatest impact on business schools today. Unless schools [...]
According to the FT, we’re “set to experience a boom in American-style mass-produced rental homes as part of proposals by a consortium that meet a government call for greater institutional investment in the residential market.” Aviva insurance group is behind the investment fund which will deploy up to £1bn to buy and rent out new-build [...]
A few months ago former professional footballer turned entrepreneur Roger Smee opined in the Times that “we should take a page out of the Middle East’s book and use the principles of Sharia to begin building real and sustainable economies.” We suspect Mr Smee would be interested to note that the Bank of London and [...]
Calling all law firms: Benji the Binman has you in his sights. That might sound scary, for Benji (real name: Benjamin Pell) is renowned for delving into unexplored areas and, depending where your vested interests lie, coming up with trouble. He does so, however, in the name of justice, and, as this story from the [...]
Is there a geek inside all of us?
Excellent Nike ad
Memo to would-be hacks: good writing is no longer a tool of your trade
Released almost a year ago, Spada’s groundbreaking research report, British Professions Today, is available for free download
This bank is so well designed that many of its staff never go home (allegedly)
In the latest of our series of white papers, Spada Research examines trends in environmental reporting.
After a raft of phone-hacking admissions and allegations, we are no longer seen as the gruff but dependable watchdog. Neville Thurlbeck, formerly of the News of the World (part of his Damascene conversion; to be continued).