Holland on Fire 

This probably gives a better impression of what Gallery Circus are like however it is their new single I give you today – welcome.

Finally, Justice for the 96 

I have achieved very little productive work today as I have been following the outcome of the Hillsborough inquest. There are so many compelling reasons for this; general human compassion, the solidarity of a fellow football fan and now as a keen observer of the operation of the justice system, are but a few. Today […]

Waters 

I have come under a little bit of pressure to post a tribute to Prince – my guess is that there will be those-a-plenty today, and that we would not really contribute to marking his sad and untimely death. I will therefore stick with my original plan, something from the remarkable young talent we saw live […]

Compliance Matters 

We have designed the first of what we intend to be a quarterly newsletter. It aims to provide a brief and readable summary of key compliance issues. Here it is  – do let us have your thoughts.

Stop Where You Are 

Indulge me posting Corinne Bailey Rae twice in short succession but she has been away for 6 years. This is the second release from her forthcoming third album and a bit of a break from her recent stuff, and “Been to the Moon” There is also this live acoustic version which, yes you guessed it, […]

Lexcel: Help or Hindrance? 

Your Lexcel accreditation should deliver business benefits:  More effective service delivery  Increased productivity  Reduced downtime and complaints  Increased profitability An effective Lexcel office management system should make your COLP and COFA’s lives easier and provide everyone with the confidence that you are getting the job done right, first time every time. Many people we speak […]

Black Man in a White World 

Michael Kiwanuka is back with his “difficult second album”. If this is anything to go by it has been a doddle.

Correction 

An appeal I have been working on this week involves a longstanding (regional) dispute about the criteria for level 2, Family Help (Public Law) claims. Its been going on for over 2 years, we have won the point every time it has gone to appeal and yet the LAA continue to misapply contract – I […]

Blackmail 

When it is quiet here you can reasonably assume we have a whiteboard full of deadlines at HQ. This is the case right now plus we have a couple of completely off the wall jobs with similar time limits as well. The biggest of these is a multiple archive box Contract Compliance Audit (CCA) with […]

Learn to Kiss 

We sponsored the wonderful Stockton Calling last Saturday – I will spare you my usual rant about how much more genuine creativity and talent there is at these type of events compared to a lifetime of X Factor etc. As ever it was brilliantly put together and run by our friends at Tees Music Alliance. […]