Monthly Archives: August 2005

>How to lose an election….

Posted on 9 August, 2005 by jb

>Take an enormously unpopular government, a nation with a proven desire for change and a seemingly unbeatable lead in the polls……..and then lose the election. And this is exactly what Angela Merkel is about to do in the upcoming German … Continue reading →

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>cum hoc ergo propter hoc….. or……How to make the silly season disappear.

Posted on 9 August, 2005 by jb

>Forecasting and revenue management kept me occupied for big chucks of a previous life. Now, it’s a fact that there’s a clear correlation between ambient temperature and the consumption of ice cream – i.e. folks eat more icecream in summer. … Continue reading →

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