ICG Burns Night – January 2016

25 Jan 2016

ICG Burns Night – January 2016 ICG Burns Night at The Market Porter: 21st January 2016. Having spent the best part of an hour on my totally unheated and positively Arctic train carriage from Dorking to London Bridge, and wishing I had worn a much thicker jumper,...

CPD – an idiot’s guide

15 Nov 2015

CPD – an idiot’s guide and how the ICG helps Continuous Professional Development – a ‘how to’ by Ed Newton Continuous Professional Development was launched by the MRS in April 2014.  The scheme is free and open to all members of the...

BPC/ MRS Polling Inquiry

06 Jul 2015

BPC/ MRS Polling Inquiry The pre-election polls significantly under-estimated the size of the Conservative lead over Labour at the 2015 General Election, with nearly all the final polls calling the ‘horse race’ as a dead heat.  The failure to predict...

Continued Professional Development (CPD) – A Year On

20 May 2015

Continued Professional Development (CPD) – A Year On Continuous Professional Development (CPD) was introduced by the MRS a year ago in a bid to help members progress through their career and provide clients with a quality benchmark.  So far, approximately...

MRS Conference 2015 Report Day 1

30 Mar 2015

Jane Frost kicked off the day emphasising the importance of trust, the Code of Conduct and protection of people’s privacy with a few examples of the Society’s achievements in the year.  She then introduced the inspirational Paul Polman, CEO of...

MRS Conference 2015 Report Day 2

30 Mar 2015

Shock and Awe Your correspondent started the day buoyed by the thought of joining his industry colleagues in debate and discussion at the annual MRS conference. It had been a while since I’d attended a full-day’s papers, the last time being back in the...