Why Paying the Living Wage is Good for your Business
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent Lancaster-based hosting and web design agency, Nublue, have this month received the Living Wage Accreditation, demonstrating that they pay all of their staff above the country’s Living Wage. The company have joined just a handful of local Living Wage businesses, and are among just a handful of technology companies in the North West to have received the accreditation. Championing the Living Wage and its benefits for both employees and their overall business model, Michael Ashworth,...
Top tips to get the most out of a show homes visit
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent For many, visiting show homes are a great way to get inspired and pick up some useful tips and ideas on how to optimise space in your home, make furniture fit and how best to incorporate current design trends into your home. And as the August bank holiday approaches, what better time to hit show homes, get inspired and explore the new communities. It’s a good opportunity...
An Idiot’s Adventures In Gameland – Steve McNeil
#14: Pacman, Betamax and Runner Beans Hello, dear reader. Forgive the brevity this week - I’m currently running round like a runner bean running round a roundabout. Hence that dreadful sentence that would never normally make the edit. Firstly, a huge thanks to the brilliant guys at GamerDisco and Replay Events for having me along to Play Margate last weekend. I had a lot of fun meeting everyone there, and it was a genuine honour to be with Jon Stoodley...
Football Clubs Culture Shock
By Joanne Danehl, intercultural and language training expert, Crown World Mobility Football clubs to spend big on foreign talent on transfer deadline day: but could turning a blind eye to Culture Shock affect their investment? The Premier League is one of the most culturally diverse competitions in sport and clubs are set to spend huge sums on foreign talent as transfer deadline day approaches on September 1. So why is football still turning a blind eye to the effects of...
Autonomous Cars – They’re Coming, But Are We Ready?
By Ryan Georgiades, Managing Director, Plan Insurance Brokers There’s no doubt that autonomous cars will soon become a reality – but are we ready? Google are at it, Apple fancy a flutter and numerous other major brands have thrown their hat into the ‘self- driving’ ring. It is estimated that by 2030, we’ll just need to tell our vehicles where we want to go - technology will handle the rest. On the face of it, autonomous cars deliver a multitude of...
The Rise of Workplace Technology
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent We are making a rather heavy dent in the digital age now and there seems to be no sign of this progression slowing. Recently, we've been caught in a whirlwind of smart watches, fitness trackers, mobile payments, super drones and robots. These new and slightly disconcerting branches of technology are not purely restricted to our personal lives though. Turns out there is a plethora of technological advancements for the workplace too. Technology today has a...
Ten Top Tips For Being a Better Negotiator
By Jonathan O'Brien, CEO of Red Sheet 1. Decide exactly what you need beforehand It sounds obvious, but knowing what you want to get out of a negotiation before you start is imperative. Sometimes it is very clear, sometimes there could be several possible but acceptable outcomes. Without a clear end goal, we risk putting ourselves in a ‘decide on the spot’ situation, finding we have been talked into things in the heat of the moment. 2. Do your homework...
The Truth Of Revolution, Brother – An Exploration of Punk Philosophy
The Truth of Revolution, Brother by Lisa Sofianos, Robin Ryde and Charlie Waterhouse is both an immersive read and art book. Over 288 pages, 30 in-depth interviews are mixed with striking illustration, intimate black and white photography and original art from several of the book’s interviewees. The interviews and analysis gently reveal proven strategies for alternative living more relevant now than they were in punk’s 70s/80s heyday. Artistic highlights include new work by Crass’s Gee Vaucher and Penny Rimbaud, David...
Beer of the Week – Meantime Yakima Red
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 4.1 ABV Brewed: Greenwich, London Introduced at the tail end of 2012 as the second addition to Meantime Brewery’s core range (following the success of their London Lager). First launched as a limited edition brew, only available on draught from a small number of bars, including the Brewery’s ‘Tasting Rooms’ within the Greenwich site, Yakima Red is brewed using British and German malts as well as a variety of five different US Hops...