Hansom: What a coincidence

By Hansom2018-07-20T06:00:00

England hung on in the World Cup for just long enough to inconvenience consultants’ party planning – and is it Big Ben’s lack of hands that has removed parliamentarians’ sense of urgency about Brexit?

Eyes on the ball

Two of my hacks were at an event thrown by consulting engineer Pell Frischmann last week. The pair left our office all guns blazing, ready to track down industry heavy-hitters and coax out a yarn. But their attempts were rather derailed by a big-screen TV showing the football World Cup semi-final. Apparently the draw of France vs Belgium was much more appealing than answering a stream of questions from eager reporters. I can’t imagine why…

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