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If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile. Here’s a new game to try while you’re waiting for the train or for that stupidly big file to download or even for the kettle to boil: how many Housing Ministers from the last 20 years can …

For want of a nail the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe the horse was lost For want of the horse the rider was lost, For want of the rider the battle was lost For want of the battle the kingdom was lost And all for the want …

Nothing in life gives a man so much courage as the attainment or renewal of the conviction that other people regard him with favor; Not long now!! There’s only three more days for you to vote for your favourites in the BMJ Industry Awards. It’s been really amazing to see …

Firstly I’d like to thank all the donors for their kind support last month: My friends from the R&PWCGS, Keith Probyn, Lakes Bathrooms, Beth Cameron, Marilyn Graham, Sean Rice from Grahams, David Tattam, Haj Mahal from Mucklow Hill Interiors, Simon Lawson of Lawsons, Ian Wilson, Mark and Maggie Mulvey and …

The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. In 1935, the idea of a ‘green belt’ around London, to prevent the entire south east from being paved was first mooted. In essence, it is a ring of …

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. I got stuck at four sets of roadworks on my way to the office this morning. It’s only 17 miles. Two of them were within a mile of each other. While this …

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet…However difficult life may seem there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up” I was going to write about Teresa May’s pronouncement’s last week on the housing market. …

If you want to be a winner, hang around with winners Ok, that’s it. If you haven’t entered by now, you’re too late. I am, of course, once again, talking about the inaugural BMJ Industry Award. Can you tell I’m a little bit excited about these? Having closed to door …

Lakes Bathrooms’ Running Man – Mike Tattam – on his latest training adventures for the London Marathon Firstly I’d like to thank all the donors for their kind support last month: My friends from the R&PWCGS, Simon Bailey & Dave Wheatley both of Lakes Bathrooms, John Fisher, Colin Tattam, Charles …

Sue Husband, Director, National Apprenticeship Service Apprenticeships are at the heart of the Government’s drive to equip people of all ages with the skills that employers need. They provide the opportunity, and the means, to help address the skills shortages reported by many industries. This is especially true in construction, …