Richard Yarrick-Holmes

A diagnostics company in Canterbury may hold the key to the fight against Covid-19. Their pioneering new breath test is currently being trialled at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and, if successful, it could dramatically increase our ability to test for the virus.

In today’s leadership roundup, we have an analysis of the government’s economic plan from Jillian Thomas and an open letter to the PM from Shann Jones. We also have the Ski Club of Great Britain and Hardy Signs making the case for ski touring and illuminated signage respectively.

Amid the deluge of negative health and economic news over the course of 2020, there have also been a number of good news stories involving leaders who have reengineered their companies in order to help with the fight against Covid-19. One such leader is Rube Fernando of Ardmel Group in Glenthroes.

In our latest roundup of leadership quotations, we hear from Jeremy Good on a post-Brexit immigration policy, Ray Singh on maintaining relationships with clients, Ian Williamson on overcoming challenges, Gillian Keegan on the northeast of England, and a damning critique from Steve Baker on his own government.

With the social care sector preparing itself for a very difficult winter, leading social care experts Darren Stapelberg, managing director of Grosvenor Health and Social Care, and Sally Warren, policy director at the King’s Fund, have expressed concern.

As social distancing rules continue to tighten across the country, Rakem Group, the Lancashire-based chemical manufacturers and distributors are well-placed to adapt.

Today’s leadership roundup brings news of Beauty Kitchen’s big clean up, MENTA’s new courses and a successful audit for Rivertrace. It also includes analysis of the chancellor’s new economic plans by Alasdair Shaikh from Shaikh and co, and Mark Jacobs’ take on virtual and hybrid exhibitions.

In our latest roundup of leaders in their own words, we hear from Rishi Sunak on his new economic plan, Nick Leech on building relationships with customers, Lee Summers on recruitment and John O’Reilly on the casino industry.

As Britons show increased disillusionment with the coherence of the government’s Covid messaging, Dan Norris-Jones, managing director of Priocept, has called for more plain English in the digital world.

With Covid and Brexit negotiations dominating the news cycle, it would be easy for people to forget the more humdrum yearly occurrences such as the self-assessment tax deadline. But as this year’s deadline approaches, one accountancy firm in the Northwest of England has come in for praise.

In our latest roundup of leadership quotations, we hear from Keir Starmer on the 2019 election, Lyndon Harfoot on responding to failure, Dean Kavanagh on listening to customers and Theresa May on good faith.

Michael Gove has announced that the government now believes people should work from home ‘if you can’, despite repeated recent pleas for workers to get back to the office.

Following comments from Mark Bates, chief executive of insurance software experts RDT, about the need for coding to become a viable career path for women, Durham University has announced that the number of women starting a compute science degree has doubled from last year.

All the major newspapers are leading with reports of Boris Johnson’s historic speech to the nation last night. Meanwhile, Dunstaffnage Marina have leant their support to the #RespectTheDestination campaign.

Duncan Kelso, the co-owner and managing director of Kings Hill Golf Club in West Malling, has described the fall out from the 2008 financial crash as ‘one of our biggest challenges to date’ but early signs suggest that golf clubs will not be hit nearly as hard by the current economic crisis.