Philip Thomas

London, Los Angeles

West Coast Editor at The Independent News

West coast editor @independent. Previously @thetimes @SkyNews @PortsmthNewsHub

Articles

“What is the Purpose of the Office?”

Feb 14, 2025 | medium.com | Philip Thomas

Philip Thomas·Follow3 min read·--In my role as an owner’s representative — project manager, I often sit through workplace strategy and design sessions, encountering various insights, concepts, and strategies proposed for the workplace. These discussions, though well-intentioned, often center around RTO — Return to the Office. The pandemic’s progression fundamentally changed humanity, the workplace, and the concept of work itself.
Culture wars: creating ‘buzz’ without being branded a failure

Jul 31, 2024 | imd.org | Philip Thomas

Apple released its new iPad Pro in May with an ad titled “Crush.” You may have missed it – it was pulled almost immediately. The 60-second spot features an array of cultural and artistic objects, including a trumpet and a piano, a typewriter, and cans of paint – all of it being crushed to smithereens in a hydraulic press. As the machine slowly pulverizes these symbols of human creativity, Sonny & Cher’s All I Ever Needed Was You rings out cheerfully in the background.
Teddy Thomas obituary

Sep 10, 2023 | theguardian.com | Philip Thomas

My father, Teddy Thomas, who has died aged 89, was a prominent figure in adult education both nationally and internationally, publishing and editing numerous books and articles (as JE Thomas) and serving as the Robert Peers professor of adult education at the University of Nottingham from 1989 until his retirement in 1996. He was also head of the department of adult education and dean of the faculty of education, and in 1990 was appointed senior pro-vice-chancellor of the university.