Dear Willow, I really feel your question has a number of elements to it which I will try to answer separately. Firstly in relation to your point about disability. In the UK we had a long period of time in … View Complete Post

What a week! I had been invited to give a speech campaign at the annual Local Government Conference at the ICC in Birmingham last Thursday about the Working Families Everywhere Campaign. I was one of the first speakers of the … View Complete Post

As you may have heard I spent last week in the good old U S of A! I had been invited to New York in order to talk more about my ideas regarding Welfare to Work and my vision for … View Complete Post

Last week I read an article in the Evening Standard commenting on how building firms are being urged to employ more young people, particularly ex-offenders, in the pre-Olympics construction boom. The number of young people not in employment, education or … View Complete Post

At a social event this week, I spent some time with people who wanted to start up in business. I began by asking them the question ‘What’s your vision?’ I listened and listened, then listened some more. Try as I … View Complete Post

My latest Job Tips in the Express focus on practising before an interview, ensuring that you give the best presentation possible, preparing with the right research and knowing that the information you give is precise. I like to call these … View Complete Post

What an exciting week! By invitation of No 10, I was a guest speaker at the UK Nordic Baltic Summit. An informal and friendly event, the Summit was held so different delegates could listen to and share the best ideas … View Complete Post

Recently I was invited to be at the Growing Business Awards where one of our Senior Development people Liton Ullah had been asked to be a judge . You can imagine my delight at having the opportunity to listen to … View Complete Post

I spent some time on Thursday with some wonderful people who spend their time helping others and improving lives.  I was lucky enough to attend the annual Guardian Charity Awards and was honoured to be asked to make a speech to … View Complete Post

OOOHHH – just had some amazing news. Do you remember the young guy i helped out in C4 ‘Who knows best’? Well, one bit they did not show was the fact that I was always hinting to John that the … View Complete Post