Tom Levitt

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

Hey @whsmithofficial.bsky.social your company is one of 32 chronicled in my new book on tales and lessons from over 200 years of British commerce londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

Those who like Annie’s book may also like The Business of History, 32 High St companies, 100 to 250 years of age. Included WHSmith, Boots, Whiteleys, Gamage and more! londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

He was here from (before) the start, and soon we bid farewell: meet Tom Levitt My role at Fair for You is..

Back in 2013, @tomlevitt.bsky.social was in was introduced to a former banker who had had a big idea.

The rest is (you guessed it), history...

The new edition of our 'Meet Fair for You' Q&A profiles a man who has been here since even before it all began.
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I’m so proud of everything @fairforyoucic.bsky.social has achieved but now it’s time to move in

I taught him science when he was 13 but I’ve not seen him for almost 40 years!

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

It’s Saturday. Time to get your copy of The Business of History. You won’t regret it londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

Why does BBC report “80% of respondents to a poll on X agree with Musk” as though this figure had any scientific validity whatsoever?

Thank you Pam Bondi for that useful categorisation of trafficked people into “humans, children and women”

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

Of 32 companies studied by Beable 100 years ago (and revisited in my new book) you are one of the survivors, @whsmith.bsky.social - here it is: londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

Of 32 companies studied by Beable 100 years ago (and revisited in my new book) you are one of the survivors, @unileveruki.bsky.social - here it is: londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

Ultimately DEI is about making sure that candidates are selected from the widest pool of qualified candidates with no arbitrary exclusions, an approach long mainstreamed by many UK employers. “We don’t want DEI” = “We don’t want to choose from the best”. Crazy

Add a letter and ruin a movie:

Reservoir Doges
The Malteser Falcon
128 Angry Men
The Green Smile
Apocalypse Nowt
Diet Hard
Some like it shot

Bjorn free

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

Great article by Juan Flores and Mitu Galati in today’s FT: ‘Ur-ESG, Brazil and the Rothschilds’. That ESG investing was happening in 1886 (in this case to further the abolition of slavey) will be of little surprise to those who have read my book! londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

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Not bad for 11! A child of the world…

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

The Business of History will entertain both those involved in business and the general reader with a sense of curiosity londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

CEOs would be wise to reflect upon the lessons in this book', says @paulpolman.bsky.social of The Business of History londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

Business Schools must do better, says Professor Martin Kitchener (Cardiff) talking about my book The Business of History londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

My new book, The Business of History, is now available from all good booksellers. And some others. londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

The Business of History' - my new book - 15% off in May! 'fascinating new book' says Vicky Pryce londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

Still coming to terms with being older than the Pope, for the first time

I hope Ralph Fiennes has won. (Apparently you reported this faster than the Italian media!)

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

@davidsonofaaron.bsky.social - ESG stands for environment, social and governance, 3 categories of investor risk defined by the UN 20 years ago. Your guest on The Briefing Room today needs to read my new book! londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Please take a look at ‘The Business of History' - my new book - 15% off in May! londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

I saw it last week - excellent writing, directing and acting.

Who else thinks that within hours the timing of the Indian trade deal (not its content) has suddenly become unfortunate?

Actually this is one case where both are right. Uk is doing very well on net zero (Starmer) but as so many others aren’t we need to do more -and we can. So we should cross our fingers and hope that CCS works (the Blair position)

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

The Business of History' - my new book - 15% off in May! 'fascinating new book' says Vicky Pryce londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...

The Business of History: Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce - LPP - The London Publishing Partnership Building on WH Beable’s "Romance of Great Businesses", this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

The Business of History' - my new book - 15% off in May! 'lessons here for the future' says @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/the-bu...