I ran this event last Thursday 29 May at the London School of Economics. It examined the risks and opportunities for UK businesses of Britain leaving the EU. It was featured in The Times in a piece by Matthew Parris.

“I am unlikely to ever see again a more authoritative line-up of expertise and experience… There was hardly anyone on the podium who wasn’t a tycoon, a knight, a lord, a professor or an über-boffin.”
Matthew Parris

“Extremely worthwhile: well-informed people both on the platform and in the audience.”
Carole Stone

“Great event. Perfect timing. Real debate about weighty issues. Seamlessly organised. Venue and food & drinks excellent. Good mixture of lectures and panels with Q&A with speakers of the highest quality. Staff knowledgable and well trained.”
Former fixed-income trader, Goldman Sachs

“A very good event. Excellent speaker list, and really good that there was a balance of pro-ins and pro-outs to stimulate debate”
Andrew Woodcock

Today saw Boris Johnson, Lord Heseltine and David Lammy MP launch ‘It Took Another Riot’, with Heseltine describing it as ‘excellent’, and Lammy saying of the landmark report’s delivery to London Mayor Boris Johnson: “This is the single most important moment in Tottenham’s history in my lifetime”.

I wrote this report on the regeneration of Tottenham for Boris Johnson, working for and in extensive collaboration with a panel chaired by legendary property developer Sir Stuart Lipton, and fellow panellists including:

• Brian Boylan, Chairman, Wolff Olins
• Andrew Campling, General Manager London, BT
• Paul Finch, Deputy Chair, Design Council Cabe
• Matthew Girt, Head of Strategic Development, Diocese of London
• Roger Graef, Criminologist, Films of Record,
• Kay Horne, Business Connector, Business in the Community
• Tony Travers, Director London Unit, London School of Economics

After some time in the making, my guide – How to Find a Graduate Job is now online and available to buy for £15. I’ve put a real emphasis on it being practical and realistic – even if uncomfortably so – rather than the very generic, dry, middle-of-the-road approach that’s typical of the genre. A sample chapter and table of contents is free to download here. Your thoughts are definitely welcome!

So decided to upgrade to the iPhone 4S… looking at the O2 package, their Recycle programme means quite a nice cashback for my old phone (£110), but the insurance has gone up to £15/month with a likely excess of £100 for the 4S. After a bit of hunting found a very reasonable plan by Amex that, for £9.99 covers my phone for loss/theft/damage, but also my laptop and all sorts besides. And no excess. Think I’ll go for it – anyone have any cheaper suggestions?