My Starbucks experience

Posted by on Oct 26, 2007 in updates | 27 comments After listening to Clifff Burrows, president of Starbucks for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, speak at this event about inspired leadership, I thought he might like to read my post about my son David’s first request on waking up in hospital. It was for a Starbucks banana Java chip coffee based Frappaccino, with no whipped cream. I mentioned how I was a traditionalist when it came to...
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Mandelson reneges on trade agreements

Posted by on Oct 26, 2007 in updates | 5 comments My MEP Robert Sturdy is fuming at the way EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has reneged on vital trade agreements with ACP countries. We have issued the following press release condemning Mandeleson’s proposal for regional agreements to be reached instead: Conservative MEP Robert Sturdy yesterday condemned Mr Mandelson’s u-turn over the critical trade agreements between the EU...
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Is Tech "Guys" a sexist name?

Posted by on Oct 26, 2007 in updates | 16 comments This very interesting comment has been made on my post where I wrote about my difficulties with Tech Guys: You do realise just how sexist dixons group and pcworld are being, don’t you. tech ‘guys’!? I’m a woman and I am a technician. I am not a guy! As a woman and a journalist with clout, can you not join the many women who are already picking up on this and state that it...
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