ALEX BRUMMER: Royal Mail boss Rico Back displaying sad derogation of leadership by working from home

ALEX BRUMMER: Royal Mail boss Rico Back displaying a sad derogation of leadership by working from home in Switzerland By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:36 BST, 15 April 2020 Royal Mail employees have courageously kept letter and parcel services operating in the midst of a … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: UK Big pharma in the fight against covid-19

Britain’s world class big pharma companies were always going to be a huge asset in the fight against Covid-19 and in finding solutions, not just to this pandemic, but to future similar events. We have now been offered insights into their thinking. Glaxosmithkline, where Emma Walmsley’s first years as chief executive were marked by some … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Lockdown could kill more than coronavirus

No one can fail to be moved by the tragic tales of tireless public service workers, elderly family members and desperately young people struck down and killed by the scourge of coronavirus. As our horrendous death toll climbs well past the 10,000 benchmark, I know first-hand people who, without rhyme or reason, have been cut … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Don’t assume Huawei is the solution to UK’s connectivity

ALEX BRUMMER: Fast broadband rules… but don’t assume Huawei is the solution to Britain’s connectivity needs By Alex Brummer City Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 22:40 BST, 13 April 2020 Among the most important pre-requisites of working from home is reliable, fast broadband.  My son, an animator … Read more