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Why I love us Brits!

After the longest winter in living history – 5 months of dark, cold, snow, floods and misery – the sun has finally put his hat on. So do we tentatively venture out in our sunnies and a slightly more lightweight coat? By crikey no! London today is awash with vest tops, strappy sun dresses, flip flops, bare-chested workmen and postmen in shorts.

And no doubt by 6pm tonight the pavement outside every pub in the capital will be jam packed, and stocks of Magners Cider and Rose Wine (both over ice) will once again run dry. God love us!

It's a Hatastrophe

It seems that as soon as the bad weather comes, so do the ridiculous hats. Yes, it’s cold out there, but that’s no excuse for some of the ridiculous head gear currently on show.

 

Like many others, I bought a novelty KGB hat when I went to Moscow, but I have no intention of actually wearing it (except maybe to a fancy dress party). Souvenirs belong on shelves, not heads.

 

And what makes middle-aged people suddenly believe that they would look sensible in tasselled, multi-coloured bobble hats, deerstalkers and lumberjack hats? Most of the men look like Steve Martin in Roxanne, and the women like bit part actresses from a bad remake of Doctor Zhivago.

 

 

 

Kevin's Greatest Hits

Kevin’s just launched a new Blog called Greatest Hits: http://kevinduncan.typepad.com/greatest_hits
 
Over the past couple of years he has read all the best marketing books out there and condensed them all into one page summaries (so that people like me, who find them mostly impenetrable, don’t have to read them but can get the general gist!).
 
The idea has been bought by a publisher and his two new books Marketing Greatest Hits and Business Greatest Hits will be out around September next year.  In the meantime though, he will post a summary a week.  Good for keeping up to date, prompting new ideas, or using with your team at work (like a book club perhaps?).  

Fantastic Idea!

NEW SCHOOL THINKING

Just been sent this amazing YouTube link. 

Lewes New School is pioneering a 'curiosity-led' education system, which I find really interesting (www.newschoolthinking.com).

And this video (their version of David Bowie's Changes) really shows off enthusiastic young people at their best.  It is utterly charming!  Enjoy........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsNVmOa5Pd4