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Arkwright - The Independent Voice
Despite years of forward ordering and various forms of meticulous planning, in the hope of cracking the system to get my stock levels right, particularly for those elusive really hot selling products, I still have a sense of dread when catalogues arrive. One season I was so confused by the choices I even cut up entire catalogues, put all the pieces in a hat and made my decisions by pretending I was drawing a raffle. That method was almost as successful as the time I blindfolded myself and fumbled through the catalogues, randomly making choices by stabbing a pin in pages every now and again. Sometimes I am overwhelmed with how exciting I can make my life!
It's just not cricket
With the clocks and weather changing I realised it was time to get orders placed in anticipation of another British summer. So, having signed up for plenty of wellies, umbrellas and rain capes, I pulled out the cricket catalogues, as I have historically found decisions in cricket products the least challenging of all the sports. Once the radical move from fixed waistband to comfy fit trousers was made, there has been little else for even the most inventive designer to change so, thanks to sticking with tradition, I was pottering along quite nicely with the order until ... wicket keeping gloves. What a dilemma I faced! Pink, green, orange, the whole rainbow! Surely this line cannot make the transition to ‘must have' status - even the most wacky and insane wouldn't wear wicket-keeping gloves as a fashion accessory ... or would they? Some people will do anything for some attention.
Raising suspicions
They say you should never change the name of a house because it can bring bad luck, and perhaps the same applies to football grounds. Bad luck is something Newcastle United certainly don't need right now, so it is apparent that Mike Ashley, as well as being totally insensitive and desperate for money, isn't superstitious and is a person one can only view with suspicion.
By contrast, I have great respect for Sir Alan Sugar's recent comments that a lot of businesses do not deserve bank credit, as many of them are simply unviable. Harsh but true, and we should be grateful to him for having the courage to say it. The sooner politicians and businesses adopt the same realism, rid themselves of debt and forget the obsession of growth, the sooner we will all enjoy stability.
