Ian Ritchie : Business7
- Nov 14, 2008
- 4 min
What a mockery of political coverage
ISN'T IT GREAT that we have such superb, expert, political, journalism these days? It’s just as well, or we might have been completely...
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Ian Ritchie : Scottish Business InsiderIan Ritchie
- Nov 5, 2008
- 3 min
Crunch could slow flow of cash into start-ups to a stop
THOSE OF US WHO have been in business for some time have seen economic cycles come and go. When I first raised investment for a start-up...
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Ian Ritchie : Scottish Business Insider
- Oct 8, 2008
- 3 min
New generation of digital audio isn't music to my ears
WHEN I WAS YOUNG, hi-fi was all the rage. There were many specialised magazines aimed at the dedicated hi-fi enthusiast, exclusive shops...
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Ian Ritchie : Scottish Business InsiderIan Ritchie
- Sep 10, 2008
- 3 min
Ungrateful airlines shouldn't vent their frustrations at us
I WONDER what it is we have collectively done to the airline industry to deserve the treatment we get back from them? Obviously times are...
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Ian Ritchie : Scottish Business Insider
- Jul 16, 2008
- 3 min
Don't moan about rising fuel prices - oil is a bargain
A FEW MONTHS AGO I was speaking to a senior Scottish businessman who had been, for a time, the chairman of a whisky distillery business....
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Ian Ritchie : Scottish Business InsiderIan Ritchie
- Jun 5, 2008
- 3 min
Technology should be user-friendly as well as innovative
NICOLAS NEGROPONTE is a very senior technology innovator indeed - a 'cardinal of geekdom' you might say. As the founder of MIT's Media...
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Ian Ritchie : Scottish Business Insider
- May 7, 2008
- 3 min
A guilt-free way to make the world wide web go round
FLYING IS SO DEMONISED these days - getting on an EasyJet plane to Nice probably still ranks as a slightly more acceptable pastime than...
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Ian Ritchie : Scottish Business Insider
- Apr 9, 2008
- 3 min
Sony wins the second war of home entertainment
WELL, SONY GOT its own back at last. As every technology watcher will know, the last time there was a major 'format war' Sony - with its...
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Ian Ritchie : Scottish Business Insider
- Mar 6, 2008
- 3 min
One rule for us, another for everyone else
I WAS SPEAKING RECENTLY to a distinguished ex-pat Scot, a former senior diplomat and foreign affairs expert who has worked at the highest...
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Ian Ritchie : Business7
- Feb 8, 2008
- 4 min
Oh Chancellor, where art thou?
OVER THE LAST 20 years or so, the UK Government has built up an enviable reputation for the development of a strong enterprise culture in...
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