THURSDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2000; Troublemaker? Me??
Meet Paul Cartwright of Andersen's (AC) to discuss their final Redgrave report and business case. Paul very cautiously (he doesn't want...
By Peter Smith
Meet Paul Cartwright of Andersen's (AC) to discuss their final Redgrave report and business case. Paul very cautiously (he doesn't want...
Back to work to find that various Redgrave meetings have been cancelled. Richard Delbridge has apparently decided that any decision is...
We wake to a cold, beautiful morning with perfect blue sky and wisps of smoke rising up from the houseboats on the Cam just opposite our...
We leave my parents Monday afternoon and drive to Cambridge, which Ginny has never seen. I have vague thoughts of inspiring her to great...
Arrive at my parent's house in Sherburn, near Durham. Lunch at the Bowburn Hall Hotel. A bit of a contrast to last night! It is full of...
I'm over the worst of the cold, and we drive up to Leeds as part one of our family half term mini-holiday. I have loved Leeds since I...
Hallucinatory dreams (probably generated by the paracetamol overdose), including writing an incredibly detailed track-by-track review of...
Various confusing messages appearing on the Intranet about the sharesave scheme, share options, profit sharing shares still in trust and...
We spend a couple of hours with Andersen looking at the emerging Redgrave business case. It looks quite good, although it can't take...
I wake with a bit of a headache, but nothing too drastic considering my much-reduced tolerance to alcohol these days. Get into the office...
There is a huge sense of anti-climax today. This was supposed to be the big day, but of course everything came to a head last week, so...
I call a team meeting to update my staff on last night. At 9.30 I start by saying that I will first explain why we have not conceded,...
(In part 1 - Top brass at NatWest have convened the senior team after the RBS bid appears to have succeeded). Sir David stands up. He...
I'm staying in Rugby overnight after driving down from Cheadle through the horrendous Birmingham motorway traffic, with a view to popping...
"RBS looks poised for victory", is the headline greeting me in The Times this morning. Both Mercury Asset Management and Schroders have...
We produce a monthly Group Purchasing Newsletter, wittily called "Purchasing Matters," and edited by an old friend and colleague of mine...
There is a very thoughtful article in the FT by George Graham, probably the best piece I have seen since this all started. There will be...
The Sunday Times has an "exclusive"- Lloyds/TSB are going to bid for one of the Scottish banks and throw a last minute spanner in the...
A red-letter day in the history of the Smith household. Our team (or to be accurate, the team of which we form a part) won the Coworth...
There is a little positive news in The Times this morning. The banking analyst from HSBC has come out in favour of our independence. He...