Many a successful businessperson has a story they draw on explaining their journey which can be summed up in this way: “don’t be taken in by my success, I’ve had to fail a lot to arrive here!” It’s hard...
In this last week or so in which hospitality venues have been allowed to open their doors for some indoor service, it’s been announced that people from overseas will be coming back to Liverpool because the cruise ships will...
I was recently persuaded to take part in a podcast to talk about my life in business and in particular how I became a hotelier and set up the Signature Living Hotel Group. The podcast is called How are we...
Rishi Sunak in his budget gave us some hope that we can kick start the UK’s and Liverpool hospitality sector again. As we all know the sector has been incredibly badly hit and these measures have been a long...
For Release 11am August 25th 2020 Having run through the negative process of Brexit – as funding became almost impossible for many developers with Parliament battling the Government in ways not seen since the Cromwell era – nobody expected...
Last month I was honoured to give a TED TALK on Entrepreneurial Socialism, something that I’m very passionate about. Many might assume that I was brought into this world with a silver spoon in my mouth, but hopefully this...
It’s looking extremely likely that Boris Johnson will become our next unelected Prime Minister. As he steps up to take on such a massive role, it’s only right we have a look at his career and comments from recent...
Seldom do you find these two words bundled together; they are clearly aligned to the extremes of our political parties, but I believe, through my own experiences and practise, that the two can harmonise. When you look into the...
As you may have already read in the press today, I have taken the decision to sell two of our landmark hotels, 30 James Street and The Shankly Hotel. I get up every morning to resurrect old buildings that...
On May 11th 2010, David Cameron become the youngest Prime Minister in the UK in over 200 years and saw the Conservatives regain power after 13 years of a Labour government. We’re now 9 years on and...