Rob Skinner

Nationwide: the happy start to my PR career

A few months ago I lifted the lid on the disastrous start to my working life…

I love extraordinary stories that bring history to life. A couple of years ago, I shared…

My last post shared the news that I’d published a book, Riders of the Storm, about…

In the immortal words of The Beatles, I’m now a paperback writer! I have just published…

I started my first job 40 years ago today. My career began at Nationwide Building Society…

I’m very luck to live just a few minutes from Hodgemoor Woods in Buckinghamshire. It’s a…

Back in the day, I listened to the radio a lot. As a teenager in the…

Over the next week, you’re likely to see stories about ‘Blue Monday’ in your social media…

UPDATED, 6 JANUARY 2026 It was like opening a time capsule. When my grandmother died aged…

Twenty years ago today, I became a blogger. On New Year’s Eve 2005, rather than joining…