Roy Newey's Blog
I was day dreaming yesterday whilst queuing for something that did not matter. I drifted back to my childhood, adventures, boring school, teachers who did not care, worries, girlfriends, cheers and tears. I was lucky I had a lovely mum … View Complete Post
In September I had the chance to lead a trade mission of 59 UK skills providers to India to seek opportunities to participate in the skills phenomenon which is taking place. The UKIBC working with the UKTI made this trade … View Complete Post
Today I had the honour of being invited to Buckingham Palace to meet the Duke of York to discuss the UK skills offer to international markets. We talked about the obstacle of parents and young people being unsure of the … View Complete Post
What sad news to hear Steve Jobs had succumbed to the evils of cancer. He was an amazing guy who gave some many people so much. His vision, his passion and attention to style and detail brought many of us … View Complete Post
I learnt a very good lesson on my travels last week. “How to Share.” I was stuck last week in Madrid as part of the Volcano Ash problems. After 4 days I decided I really had to break out and … View Complete Post
Last week I had the opportunity to travel to China. The North West of China is a forbidding place in the winter. Temperatures of below 40 and driving wind make it an inhospitable place. However, the warmth of the people … View Complete Post
If you are twittering and you would be interested in following me my twitter contact details are http://twitter.com/roynewey Look me up some time. I update my twitter daily and really appreciate the feedback. If you have a twitter account let … View Complete Post
I was in Africa at the start of January and I had the opportunity to spend some time with groups of unemployed people. I wanted to hear from them the barriers they felt were preventing them for getting into employment. … View Complete Post
I recently saw a book advertised in my local bookshop called Dear Me. The idea behind the book was to invite the great and the good to write a letter to themselves when they were 16 years old. I scanned … View Complete Post
Last month I had the chance to take my Mum to see Tom Jones sing in concert in Liverpool. I know my Mum had always liked Tom Jones from when I was a child and although (to my knowledge) she … View Complete Post
