Skin In The Game
2012 has been a year of scandal and disaster in the financial services industry with the misselling of payments protection insurance, rogue trader losses, IT glitches and enormous banking write-offs….
The Future of Internal Audit – My Plea
We have a window of opportunity to fashion our profession in such a way that it becomes truly effective. This opportunity has been created by the UK Financial Services Authority…
I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I completed the London Marathon in a time of 5 hours 19 minutes and 8 seconds. I was placed 29,167 finishing behind many rhinos, some ninety year olds and a mass…
Why Run a London Marathon?
That is the question I am asking myself as I pound the streets of London at 5am ahead of a busy day. My journey to date in life has been…
The Little Things in Life
It’s that time of year again. An opportunity to reflect on what has been another dramatic year. A chance to look backwards with a view to making the future feel…
The Little Things in Life
It’s that time of year again. An opportunity to reflect on what has been another dramatic year. A chance to look backwards with a view to making the future feel…
Sandro’s London Marathon
My London Marathon campaign is up and running. Firstly a confession. I applied for my marathon place from a sense of complete selfishness. I wanted to beat the battle of…
The Euro is Dead
How advanced are your EFP projects? By this I mean the Euro Fragmentation Project! You may think that I am bordering on lunacy but I remain convinced that a number…
The Rhetoric of Fear
As the tenth anniversary of 9-11 approaches, I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on the feelings caused by this tragic historic event and the relationship to similar feelings…
My Mummy – Eulogy
As accustomed as I am to public speaking, this is the one speech I hoped I would never have to give. Yet here we are – the funeral of my…