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    GEIDT PULLS STUMPS
    Paul Rutherford
    • Jun 22
    • 7 min

    GEIDT PULLS STUMPS

    The 'Spirit of Cricket’ is not limited to cricket. It should apply to all areas of life. Even, in these times dare I say, politics.
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    GRAY'S ANATOMY
    Paul Rutherford
    • Jun 6
    • 6 min

    GRAY'S ANATOMY

    On the inside, reporting on the rule-breakers. Sue Gray's Partygate reply - a role model in structure, writing, and uncomfortable clarity.
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    10 MISSTEPS TO A VIDEO
    Paul Rutherford
    • Dec 16, 2019
    • 3 min

    10 MISSTEPS TO A VIDEO

    You can learn a lot from unsolicited promos on social media. Especially what to avoid... Here are the 10 MISSTEPS to making a video that...
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    STANDARD DEVIATION
    Paul Rutherford
    • Oct 14, 2018
    • 3 min

    STANDARD DEVIATION

    At the start of this week I noticed this bar graph (below). It had been reposted by a LinkedIn 'Strategic Advisor' and subsequently...
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    THE THREE BEARDS
    Paul Rutherford
    • Jun 4, 2018
    • 4 min

    THE THREE BEARDS

    The elderly lady was the Piaf-sparrow type, head and shoulders shorter than the smartphoned, ear-plugged, texting commuters who hadn’t reall
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    "LIFE'S A SERIES OF STEPS"
    Paul Rutherford
    • Sep 25, 2017
    • 6 min

    "LIFE'S A SERIES OF STEPS"

    Back in 2007, my MP - then in Opposition - agreed to talk about working in the House of Commons. As we didn't have a budget, the aim was...
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    SOUL FOOD
    Paul Rutherford
    • Jun 5, 2017
    • 2 min

    SOUL FOOD

    A while ago, I wrote about a tutor from my university days who went out of his way to acknowledge the contribution of the lesser-known...
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    DONALD, JOE AND HARRY
    Paul Rutherford
    • Nov 23, 2016
    • 5 min

    DONALD, JOE AND HARRY

    Donald recently landed a new job. It's at the top of a huge organization, where he'll be responsible for strategy, operations and...
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    MYTH MAKING (UPDATED)
    Paul Rutherford
    • Jul 25, 2016
    • 3 min

    MYTH MAKING (UPDATED)

    My world wobbled today; not by much, not off its axis, but enough to take a tiny chip out of my version of reality. As a child, I never...
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    FALLING APART
    Paul Rutherford
    • Jul 11, 2016
    • 4 min

    FALLING APART

    With thanks to the driver who took me from Paddington to Holborn last Thursday afternoon: ...the world is falling apart. it's official....
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    SIMPLE
    Paul Rutherford
    • May 9, 2016
    • 1 min

    SIMPLE

    "It has taken me years of struggle, hard work and research to learn to make one simple gesture" Isadora Duncan When the waitress brought...
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