The Top Class Wednesday Update has too many exclamation marks
In the first proper full week of 2025 Mark’s all about punctuation, #langcatlive, the vagaries of statistics, and ideas to stimulate economic growth. For socks.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is all socks, no stock
Mark’s not doing a look back at 2024 or predictions for 2025, but has commented on the ‘massive trolling exercise’ by the government on the FCA and other regulators.
The lang cat’s albums of 2024
The annual roundup literally no-one has been waiting for. Here are Mark’s – and no-one else’s – ten best records of the year.
The Top Class Wednesday Update won’t learn anything from this
And so that’s it, we’re nearly ready to put the cork in 2024. This is your last Update of the year, and what have we learned? Hopefully as little as possible; self-awareness is a curse, and as Calvin and Hobbes said when picking themselves up out the briar patch before hurling themselves down the hill […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update is nearly there
Mark Polson is looking forward to the office Christmas party in this week’s #Update whilst also mulling over the flurry of activity from the FCA in recent days.
Introducing #langcatlive Divide and Conquer
Now booking for our next #langcatlive gig – Divide and Conquer. We are an industry and profession divided – but can we find a way through?
Chaos theory, and a new dawn for FCA/govt relations
There’s a head of steam building up around the role of the FCA, with a government apparently keen on a more streamlined, focused regulator.
Measuring the value of advice
Finally, a positive news story on advice – with the numbers to back it up on the value of advice.
The Top Class Wednesday Update serves all ages and classes
In this week’s #Update Mark reflects on the pitfalls of being a sleb’s PR person and, more importantly, our new report with the lovely folk at Parmenion on platform service.
The Top Class Wednesday Update says the show must go on
In today’s #Update, Mark Polson talks about how Kenny Anderson’s (aka King Creosote) handling of a disrupted gig should be a lesson for us all in looking after customers.
