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The Self-Employed National Insurance Rise

March 11, 2017 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: business.

Self-Employed National Insurance Rise

So Philip Hammond raised the rate of National Insurance for the self-employed in his first budget. Not only did he break an election pledge but the raise has been defended as “fair”. Is it fair? Here’s my opinion. As an employee, I sign some forms when I join work and hand my employer my National • Read More »

The Sarsen Stones – Farnborough’s New Pub

March 8, 2017 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: Pubs.

The Sarcen Stones - Farnborough's New Pub

Welcome to The Sarsen Stones – Farnborough’s New Pub. So we’ve lost The Tumble Down Dick, The George, The Queen’s Head, The Imperial Arms, The Potters Arms, The Old Courthouse and The Ham & Blackbird. One of our pubs was infamously turned into a fast food restaurant (a very sore point and a personal one • Read More »

A Big Cog in a Small Machine Once Again

March 1, 2017 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: work.

Big cog, small machine once again

In my 16 + years as a digital professional, I have worked for small businesses, a couple of charities and a global corporation. And now I am a big cog in a small machine once again. Working for Johnson & Johnson for the last 15 months was about as a big a business as I • Read More »

Have You Seen this Digital Marketing Map?

March 1, 2017 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | 2 Comments | Filed in: creativity, design, marketing.

Last night at college someone showed me The Digital Marketing Map. I was impressed. The digital marketing landscape is a complex and sprawling beast and this was the first time I’d seen an attempt to tame and visualise the sector. And what better way than an infographic and a London Underground/tube map to boot! Also, • Read More »