Steve Downes – Medium

Steve Downes

Steve Downes

The Influence of Weak Leadership on the EU referendum

The decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, popularly known as Brexit, remains a topic of great debate and speculation…

Jun 5, 2023

Jun 5, 2023

Steve Downes

The Qatar World Cup

You’d need to have been interned in somewhere like the Kom el Shaqafa catacombs since 2010 to not be aware of the controversy over the…

Nov 18, 2022

The Qatar World Cup

Nov 18, 2022

Steve Downes

What shouldn’t you post on LinkedIn?

Don’t worry! This isn’t one of those spammy ‘I can teach you how to use LinkedIn’ things, none of that tosh. It’s about what’s acceptable…

Nov 22, 2019

Nov 22, 2019

Steve Downes

The Great Brexit Rescue Plan

On Sunday, 9th December the winner of this years’ I’m A Celebrity will be crowned. Two days later parliament will vote on Theresa May’s…

Nov 28, 2018

Nov 28, 2018

Steve Downes

It’s good to talk

I sat for a few hours with a dying man today. A family friend, not seen him for quite a while. He’s not long to go now, a few weeks the…

Mar 27, 2018

It’s good to talk

Mar 27, 2018

Steve Downes

The Power of Love

At this time of the year it seemed appropriate to think about love. No, not Tinder, about loving the brands we use.

Feb 13, 2017

Feb 13, 2017

Steve Downes

Why Trump’s election and Brexit are necessary and inevitable for our society

Let me make a couple of things clear; I think Donald Trump is an odious charlatan and the greatest danger to world peace since Hitler’s…

Jan 31, 2017

Jan 31, 2017

Steve Downes

11 Alive. Need small boat.

This isn’t so much a blog as a plea; in the digital age, please don’t forget the power of the written word.

Nov 2, 2016

11 Alive. Need small boat.

Nov 2, 2016

Steve Downes

I quit

What a week for quitting. But when you look more closely at it, none of it is a big surprise.

Jul 4, 2016

I quit

Jul 4, 2016

Steve Downes

The debacle of British politics — a silver lining?

To say it has been a pretty unedifying few weeks in British politics is an understatement. Just about no-one has come out of the debacle…

Jun 30, 2016

Jun 30, 2016

Steve Downes

Steve Downes

Digital Strategist. Mantra: Seamless communication across multiple channels and devices. Special Interest: Social Media, Life: Bewildered dad, rugby nut, happy.

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams