We all love to hate bakers - in fact, we hate bankers more than we hate politicians, which is saying something. This will not, I promise, be an attempt to defend the risky, arrogant and immoral behaviour exemplified by the city’s best in the last few years. I, like most people, would love to see [...]

Filed under: business, deficit reduction, global financial crisis on January 28th, 2011 | 2 Comments »

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Calm in the midst of crisis, or marketing in the midst of murder? Looking back, how the responses of city businessmen caught up in the terrorist atrocity in Mumbai tells us much about the media’s role in crises, about ‘city culture’ and about how individuals [...]

Filed under: al qaeda, business, india, mumbaiattacks, terrorism on December 4th, 2008 | No Comments »