Mike Clough's Articles

Fly Fishing

Bit of a random blog here folks… but it’s meant in a positive way. Fly fishing – good for the…

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Motivation

I was talking to my wife the other day about poor customer care from various companies that I was dealing…

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Slightly Warm Feeling

As a business owner, you don’t get many ‘Wins’. Just when you think you see some light at the end…

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I’m Out

Cars and watches and clothes and all the stuff we’re encouraged to buy, buy, buy …count me out. I’m NOT…

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We Know What you Did Last Summer

Some problems, won’t stay hidden. If you don’t manage Japanese knotweed correctly, it will soon become clear.

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I’m Always Right

I always think I’m right. Whatever the situation, whoever I’m talking to….they’re wrong…I’m right. Doesn’t matter if it’s my wife,…

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I Miss People

Anybody else hate DocuSign? My signature doesn’t look like my signature, I struggle to read all the supporting documentation and…

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Only Fans

It could be that my Apple algorithm is sending me crap that somebody else in my family is reading –…

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Expectations Vs Reality

We recently priced some Japanese knotweed removal works for a main contractor at £38K. We were then told that we’d…

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It Was Me

You all know the difference between a ‘native plant’ and a ‘non-native plant’. Pretty straight forward – one that grows…

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Landfill Tax Increases – A Brake on Development

The landscape of waste management in the UK is shifting, with the government increasing landfill taxes as part of its…

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Lacks Character

I’ve always found people with ‘character’ much more interesting than those with no opinions and no vices. People with character…

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