Comment & opinion – Page 523
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Second Opinion: Big society must be given teeth
The PM’s idea will only work if local government is given real power, says Kevin Hawkins
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: I sympathise with Diageo's cunning duty plan
Either sort it out among yourselves or we'll sort it out for you. That was the message from the coalition when it asked the industry to help cut down on binge drinking earlier this summer.
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Comment & OpinionFire in their bellies
The Scottish government confounded the trade today by forging ahead with plans to go it alone on minimum pricing for alcohol.
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Careers File: Would a few missed meetings be the end of the world?
Having checked my diary for next week, I have back-to-back meetings on most days and this is a recurring theme. How can I achieve...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on chronic wasting and dodgy dairy
Okay, I have a confession: I'm a chronic waster.
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Third Party: Fulfil your online promises, or lose custom
Having an online presence is not enough, delivering up-to-date pricing and stock levels is the key, says Richard Wood
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Saturday Essay: The water crunch is primarily our problem
Engaging the industry to tackle water shortages now means investing in research, then acting on it, says Joanne Denney-Finch
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Second Opinion: Return to normality put on hold
Wholesale change is needed to wean people off high-impact consumerism, says Tim Lang
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Editor's Comment: Why can’t an offer be extended if it has done well?
Fingers is at it again. Meddlesome OFT chief John Fingleton, an economist, has been sticking his digits into "the advertising of prices".
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Self-checkouts cut queue times
Sir, There have been some misleading newspaper reports suggesting self-checkouts have caused the increases in the queue times highlighted in The Grocer's research.
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Comment & OpinionWide of the Marks
Those following the ups and downs of The Co-op’s acquisition of Somerfield would not have been surprised by the society’s negative like-for-likes this morning.
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Missionary Mars
Mars is cutting the dreaded satfats in its eponymous chocolate bars by 15%.
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Rage against the machines
Today’s headlines have been dominated by the menace of self-scan tills. (That, and the revelation some X-Factor contestants can’t really sing.)
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Careers File: CSR without HR is merely PR
I love an excuse to get out of the big smoke, don a hairnet and white coat and traipse round a factory, especially when followed by a walk in the fresh air.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on the Lennon and McCartney of baking
Baking's like another member of the family," said one contestant in The Great British Bake-Off (BBC Two, Tuesday 8pm). A surly teen, judging by the strops and angst that ensued in this bid to find our top amateur baker.
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: Gay men, Clive Dunn and a smattering of chocolate
As the PR industry is entirely staffed by women (OK, and a smattering of gay men), you would expect joy and unbounded happiness to be flowing through its veins. According to the papers, chocolate can help protect women's hearts. Ignoring the...
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Third Party: Use social media to optimise product recalls
Newspaper ads are OK but you’ll reach more people more quickly on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, says Ed Mitchell
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Independent Advice: Banking on help to end heartbreak
How do we get the banks lending? A sound business plan and positivity will help, says Kishor Patel
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Second Opinion: Cloning is unacceptable. Full stop
Research into the impact on human health of eating cloned meat is limited, warns Joanna Blythman
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Editor's Comment: Ill-informed prophecies on inflation can be self-fulfilling
The phones have barely stopped ringing since The Grocer broke news of the soaring price of wheat, animal feed and silage, and the possibility of a ban on Russian wheat exports has captured the media's imagination.