Philip Clarke, CEO of of Tesco [right] created the post of UK chief executive in 2010 for Richard Brasher, who now leaves echoing a metaphor that “you can’t have two leaders in a team”. Does this sugg… more →
Leaders We Deservewrote 2 weeks ago: Almost every kid next door has a degree these days. Even post-grad qualifications are common, making … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: So, my last-but-one post – the one about Brian Milligan’s not entirely convincing attempt to p … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: A friend of mine drew my attention via Twitter this week to an article detailing Robert Peston … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I know he divides opinion with his ‘unique’ enunciation but I think Robert Peston is great. The econ … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Robert Peston has opened up about the loss of his wife, writer Sian Busby (Picture: PA) BBC business … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Robert Peston gave a superb free public lecture on Thursday evening. He is a peerless public speaker … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: An email from a concerned co-operator said that Robert Peston had announced that the Co-op was pulli … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: I wanted to do a quick blog after Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute’s Annual Lect … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The people who brought us the banking crashes of 2007-2008 that became the credit crunch 2008-2009 a … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Who would have believed not so long ago that we’d have politicians praising an Archbishop of C … more →
wrote 1 month ago: UK – What’s a fair nuclear price? Whenever I (Robert Peston) ask government officials … more →
wrote 1 month ago: A few nights ago wee gem on the One Show fell into the elephant in the room category. Yes, there was … more →
wrote 1 month ago: To the uninitiated, one of the biggest benefits of social media’s prevalence is that it bridges the … more →
wrote 1 month ago: There is one company that has changed my world for the last 2 years; Twitter. I don’t know muc … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Robert Peston in his blog today (5 April 2013) asks Why bash the HBOS three? It is perhaps a bit odd … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Nuclear power: UK will get help to compete, say ministers (The Sellafield Nuclear Plant on the west … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Now! All this week, with it being Valentine’s week, I will be posting an extra blog post ever … more →
wrote 4 months ago: One of Robert Peston’s last blog posts of 2012 saw the reappearance of a familiar phrase. The … more →
wrote 5 months ago: @Peston Sorry to hear that, if you have pictures we could all repost and maybe someone will spot the … more →