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4 days ago |
railmagazine.com | Christian Wolmar
There is little irony in the fact that Sir Bob Reid died just three days after South Western Railway was taken back into public ownership. He would have liked the fact that the main focus of the government’s changes is integration as well as renationalisation. While not opposed to privatisation, Sir Bob argued very strongly for a different model arguing in particular that the privatised businesses should have been run as integrated organisations.
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4 days ago |
cogitamus.co.uk | Christian Wolmar
Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker examine the return to public ownership of England’s South Western Railway [2:09], discuss how Belgium’s approach to road space and safety could promote cycling in the UK [11:25], link the lawlessness of parking on England’s pavements with Robert Jenrick MP’s highlighting of fare evasion [20:10] and update listeners on the investigations into the Heathrow Airport power failure [35:55].
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1 week ago |
spectator.co.uk | Christian Wolmar
When heading to China on a business trip, I was somewhat bemused to be warned about the banquets I would be attending. Do not sit next to the host, I was told. I was to find out why. Learning the rituals of banquets is an essential part of doing business in China. I was treated to at least one every day on a ten-day trip around the country – and sometimes two or three. There is no such thing as a casual business lunch.
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1 week ago |
spectator.com.au | Christian Wolmar
When heading to China on a business trip, I was somewhat bemused to be warned about the banquets I would be attending. Do not sit next to the host, I was told. I was to find out why. Learning the rituals of banquets is an essential part of doing business in China.
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2 weeks ago |
christianwolmar.co.uk | Christian Wolmar
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