By The Scotwork Team | 24.04.25
Notes from a befuddled observer: the first 100 (or so) days
If you write about negotiation, then there is a strange yet tangible appreciation in observing the mind-boggling chaos a certain…
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By The Scotwork Team | 17.04.25
Do you think you can?
Every week I enjoy a news magazine to which I subscribe. It’s called “The Week” and one of its features…
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By The Scotwork Team | 10.04.25
Kissing the ring
I was struck this morning by a quote from (yes, sorry, it’s him again) Donald Trump in his speech to…
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By The Scotwork Team | 03.04.25
The Devil’s in the Detail
I first needed a bank account when I went to university and at that time everything seemed straightforward. Midland Bank…
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By The Scotwork Team | 27.03.25
Just deserts
Just deserts is a metaphor frequently used to describe an appropriate punishment (mostly used in fiction to add a satisfying…
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By The Scotwork Team | 20.03.25
There’s usually another way
Many of you who read our blog might be Manchester United fans. In fact, there’s a very good chance that…
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By The Scotwork Team | 13.03.25
Do you know where the value is?
Whilst it could be interesting to investigate the trade conflict being driven by tariffs in more detail, a different story…
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By The Scotwork Team | 07.03.25
Get on with it!
The theme of this year’s IWD is ‘Accelerate Action’. They are calling on everyone, every gender, corporation or individual, to…
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By The Scotwork Team | 27.02.25
Broken Record
Déjà vu is a funny thing. After 5 weeks of Donald Trump being back as the President of the United…
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By The Scotwork Team | 20.02.25
Whose side are you on?
Whatever you think about Donald Trump, he’s impossible to ignore and boy doesn’t he get a ton of press. In…
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By The Scotwork Team | 13.02.25
Own goal?
Interrupting the seemingly never-ending cycle of grim news last week came a story from Nottingham that offered a more cheerful…
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By The Scotwork Team | 06.02.25
Trump by name…
We are now only 2 weeks on since the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United…
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