Derek Evans Thoughts

We seem to be living in a world where senior management has changed from the grand strategic overview and of ensuring that business or even accountancy takes a common sense approach to the present and to the future. We still do have road maps and other isms but the extent of micromanagement is almost overwhelming. The fact that it then goes to de-motivate or create an even bigger blame culture is seemingly irrelevant to what lower management and the general employees and population have to endure but maybe some day delegation and responsibility will revert. Today, however, it is why be a middle manager.

Well the voters voted and the reality is that nobody won. It is all very well the Tories blahing on about their getting more votes and seats than anyone else but the fact remains they did not get a majority in either. I would love to know what is really going on at this time. Who are the real movers in this scenario. We are aware the the Tories A team is made up of Ken Clarke, William Hague and Liam Fox (quite a mix and match group if I ever did see). For the Lib-Dems I would not be surprised if Charles Kennedy is not in there and possibly Vince Cable to ensure they have enough Big Hitters to respond. Labour is probably resorting to Mandleson but I wonder if the old hands like Kinnock are more than just doing the media shows at present. We are certainly living in interesting times. My hunch if I could give one is that the Lib-Dems and the Tories do not mix, just cannot see it. Tories might try to get a partnership with others but we really do know that a grouping of around 318 to 320 i...

So here we go. The media are trying to drum up how important this election is going to be but you bet the population in general is cursing it because it really does not seem that important. Given that the parties share too much in common these days then the differentiation is not that great. So it all depends on whether anyone is going to take an interest in all this and then bother to go to the polling station or whatever and vote. I still believe that the result is too close to call but it all depends upon whether people are taken in by the spin and visual displays that these people do. In the end and the FT put this quite nicely, it all depends on whether you believe in big or small government. Consider carefully that the private sector does have a reputation of not invoking the risk/reward strategy of going for a perceived growth and it has been the public sector who has been not afraid to go and do the big projects that has got the economy moving. Would like to know if a book has ...