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Typewriters – going, going, gone!

Typewriters may well be a thing of the past but it was still a shock to learn this week that the last ever typewriter factory is about to close its doors for the last time. Based in India, the factory has been manufacturing typewriters for over 50 years and in that time, has produced 100,000s [...] Read more – ‘Typewriters – going, going, gone!’.

Zadie Smith on Library Closures

Zadie Smith, award winning novelist, was given five minutes on the Today programme this morning to give her views on library closures.  This is what she said. “I grew up in a council flat decorated with books; hundreds of them. I never paused to wonder where my mother found all these books given the tightness [...] Read more – ‘Zadie Smith on Library Closures’.

How do powerful people communicate?

Well if, like me, you have a twitter account, a Facebook page, a profile on LinkedIn and an email inbox that’s always full, you’d be forgiven for thinking that they use social media.  But you’d be wrong. When the likes of Steve Job, the creative driving force behind Apple and Bill Clinton, ex-Pres -  have [...] Read more – ‘How do powerful people communicate?’.

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