It’s tough not to be cynical. And if demonstrated by withdrawal, distrust of human sincerity, and abandonment of hope, there’s a lot of it about. A report from The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) indicated that turnout in the recent UK General Election was the…
Our General Election is upon us, accompanied by political theatre of the absurd in France and the US. The journalists are on 24/7 alert, the forecasters primed for their Olympiad. And social media continues to do its thing. Endless bombardment, compromising our attention span, growing our…
I have subscribed to The Week since its launch in 2001. It provides a handy summary of what’s going on across the planet, with a balanced stance that credits a range of viewpoints. Maybe the upstream and downstream orientation of the fishes in my star sign…
I have been known to get moisty eyed at the cinema. I rarely shed tears before the main feature, however. That is until last week when I first saw the ‘The Long Goodbye’, the latest film to support the work of the Alzheimer’s Society. The focus…
In recent months a stimulating portion of my working diet has come from freelancing with The Client Relationship Consultancy (CRC). As a global business, primarily partnering communications agency networks, CRC has access to extensive data on client/agency relationships. Its triannual client survey, built upon the…
Even a birthday in February cannot dilute its assault on the soul. It’s the Tuesday of the year, the damp, grey blast that garnishes January’s tribulations. A few days in relaxed, tolerant, elemental Reykjavik provided a short respite but back home the drip feed of uncertainty,…
Bigfoot is owned and run by Paul Tredwell. Since 2004 I have been an independent communications consultant, delivering a wide range of projects but with a focus on and passion for relationship optimisation.
