Farmer's Weekly

Profit: an unreliable concept that results in confusion, or worse

Arriving at gym and looking forward to my exercise session, I found a group of fellow members standing around staring in disbelief at a ‘Closed until further notice’ sign on the locked door.

LeisureNet, holding company of the prestigious Health & Racquet Club with 85 gyms across the country, a million members and 5 400 employees, was bankrupt. President Nelson Mandela had to use his charm to persuade Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin

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