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Nicholas Craig

Nicholas Craig

Nicholas Craig column

Let's do some joined-up thinking, eat some reality sandwiches, and run this idea up the flagpole to see who salutes. We are obsessed with meaningless business jargon.Read

Nicholas Craig column

This week is officially the last of the British summer. By now most of us have had the longest holiday break of the year and are back at our desk wondering why we aren't feeling relaxed, refreshed and recharged.Read

Nicholas Craig column

Do you work harder than the person you sit next to in your office? A report by Investors in People tells us that most employers and staff believe they do.Read

Nicholas Craig column

A-level results came out yesterday, ending a time of sleepless stress for parents, teachers and thousands of nail-biting, hair-pulling, teeth-gnashing students.Read

Discount shopping is the reverse of my normal life

Ready made meals. £2 jumpers. Throwaway homeware. Seasonal bargains.Read

Nicholas Craig column

Last Thursday was an unforgettable day for me. I was lucky enough to be invited, in my role as Under Sheriff, on board HMS Invincible to witness the start of the Tall Ships' Race.Read

Nicholas Craig column

Do u spk txt? The rise in the use of text messaging has been phenomenal. And now a number of businesses are jumping on the bandwagon.Read

Nicholas Craig column

The Tall Ships will be a dazzling sight when they parade down the Tyne next week.Read

Nicholas Craig column

In 24 short hours last week, the entire country went from euphoric elation to abject horror. We were still celebrating the Olympics bid win when the bombers struck. Yet the two events both demonstrate the extraordinary determination of the British to succeed despite the odds.Read

Nicholas Craig column

A sense of belonging. Without it, commercial concepts fall flat on their face, particularly in this region, which remains coolly unimpressed with London-led ideas.Read

Nicholas Craig

The police, working with leisure operators and the licensed trade are cracking down on drunken behaviour this summer.Read

Nicholas Craig

Europe dominates the news, focusing on our strained relations with France and Germany.Read

Nicholas Craig column

London's Olympic bid was given a heartening boost this week. The International Olympic Committee praised it in a crucial report - although tributes to front-runner Paris were even more lavish.Read

Premier passions great for region

Next season we will have three Premiership football teams in the region. Great news not only for fans but also, it seems, for investors, businesses and property owners.Read

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It's difficult to avoid the tattoos, body piercings and bejewelled nail extensions that adorn so many local women and men's bodies.Read

Nicholas Craig column

Rudyard Kipling claimed that words are "the most powerful drug used by mankind". What would he have made of the way instant messaging, serial spam and daily emails have turned the internet into a cyber opium den?Read

Nicholas Craig Column

The latest advertising push from the people in charge of North-East England tourism features one of our most loved, well-known and walked attractions, Hadrian's Wall.Read

Nicholas Craig column

How is it that the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust, chosen as `hospital of the year' by the Sunday Times Good Hospital Guide last year, has had its application to become a foundation hospital put on hold?Read

Nicholas Craig column

Two annual events, the Easter holidays and the Chinese New Year, brought home to me the huge role grandparents play in today's economy.Read

Nicholas Craig column

I have always driven a Rover and still do. My first was a status symbol, coveted by friends and approved of by my discerning mother.Read

Author Profile

Nicholas Craig is a partner at Watson Burton law firm. Previously one of the leading commercial and corporate law partners with Eversheds Newcastle, Nicholas has particular inward and outward investment expertise. He also has unusually broad experience of acting for clients with interests in the Far East and Asia, and decided to join Watson Burton LLP to broaden the development of his interest in inward and outward investment.

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