Baily's Hunting Directory www.bailyshuntingdirectory.com/directory is now available online @ £12 a year. I think that it is a bargain, and great for local/regional research on "great 'n' good".
For a while, I have been talking about how brand credibility not only gives charities the right to ask for donations but also how it can protect them when things go awry. This month I personally experienced a great example of the latter.
It's started already. And we are only a few weeks into the school year here in Scotland: you lucky southerners might just have a few weeks' more respite....
I'm a fortnight behind the game here I know, but I've only really just looked at the names of 'honoured' individuals from this year's list. Is anyone else tired of seeing overpaid footballers, popstars and TV personalities being awarded gongs simply for being on TV. I’ve long believed that the New Year’s honours list should contain just that; honours for deserving individuals.
John Baguley's blog post this week about Kate Winslet's approach to 'sincere thanks' made me cringe. Not at John's thoughts, (which were interesting as ever), but at the difference between Kate's various 'thank yous' over the last couple of weeks.