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In a move with good news for a change the Alternative Investments Group Blackstone began works to create nearly one quarter of a million square foot HQ office in London’s Berkeley Square ( featured here in June 2023 ). The £1 billion plus investment is manna from heaven at a time of great uncertainty inContinue reading “Blackstone back Berkeley Square and Britain.”

Meet Si Borg ( no relation to Bjorn ) who has joined the team as we expand our activities across the board and beyond. Si will act as PA to the Chairman and she is virtual , ok virtually never in the office. Then again who is these days as America leads with the largestContinue reading “Si Borg.”

Present yourself to the Priest and repent of your sins then eat as many pancakes as you can. That’s Shrove Tuesday in a nutshell without chocolate. Historically it was the day to feast on the eve of Lent. It’s date varies depending on when Easter is though coincidentally #Wednesday is Valentines Day for those inContinue reading “Pancakes, Penance, Hearts, Ashes, #Wednesday.”

When was the last time you experienced faithfulness towards you ? We live in world where there is let down and others behaviour can disappoint us. It happens in relationships , situations and circumstances outside our control. Politicians , our so called leaders let down their electors consistently with broken promises or policy reversals andContinue reading “Faithfulness”

The blogger attended a Rally today and heard Colonel Loudhailer speak of the need to protect freedom of speech supported by a strong military and to ensure the nation is ready at all times to defend itself. The Colonel pointed out that the real enemy was lethargy and that we should not rely on ourContinue reading “Colonel Loudhailer.”

One of the first maps I saw as a young boy was a map of the British Empire. I believed someone had spilt tomato ketchup on the page only to be told that red marked the extent of Empire. Since then history has played catch up with the ketchup and the red stained paper hasContinue reading “Sold. Job done.”

Real Estate is in a Real State judging by news flow from the sector this week. A Chinese Group pre Covid acquired an office building in Canary Wharf for £270m and yesterday it was sold out of receivership for £110m, bought by an Israeli. In every deal someone makes a mistake. The fact is thatContinue reading “A Real State.”

It was a fabulous Friday for me as I watched Ireland beat France away from home in Marseille. Forget the location of the movie French Connection the Irish performed the French Disconnection. At the start of the 6 Nations Tournament we can look forward to a Rugger fest in the coming weeks. Grave concerns surroundContinue reading “Rugby”

Watched a fascinating interview by Piers Morgan with Jordan Belfort last evening. Jordan the Wolf was the man played by Lenny D C in the movie of that name and according to him was the greatest trader on the street till being imprisoned for fraud. JB says now that prudent investing is to buy theContinue reading “Wolves on Wall Street.”

I sat recently with friends outside a coffee shop. A place where you order the drinks , give your name and they bring when ready to your table. The permutations of order are enumerable and the Barista needs great memory and training. As we sat outside the waitress opened the door with tray in handContinue reading “You for coffee.”