It’s six years since the start of this website – so how much as changed?
Well
so much as happened around the world to so many people – and businesses –
since 2012 that we have to restrict things to just that mini-world of
topics that were covered here.
And tellingly many of the issues raised in 2012 have made very little progress and some remain unresolved.
Scotland
tried and failed to leave the UK. The UK tried to leave the EU but is
still stuck in limbo. While at the more trivial level – road signs are
still in miles and yards; penny coins are still in use despite being
worth even less; DAB radio is still be pushed as the replacement for FM
channels despite missing all its take-up targets and the Daily Express
is still printing wildly inaccurate weather predictions. Even the successful Crossrail project has yet to carry its first paying passenger.
But
looking at the topics that have reached the top of in-tray during the
past six years it is clear that somethings do change much more quickly
than others.
Take retail for example where the six years have seen massive changes and some big names fail. From British Home Stores to Toys R Us from Mothercare to Maplin closures have been changing both the High Street and the retail parks. The stats show just how bad it has been with an estimated 10,000 stores closing since the start of 2013.
But
it’s not all been bad news. And despite some gloomy prospects on the
political front we still look forward with hope to more rewarding years
of postings. And to making more attempts at sticking a pin in the
elephant of bureaucracy.