IT WAS EARLY 2018 and despite the referendum victory, those of us who had been involved on the winning side were, in the main, finding it hard to secure gainful employment. So a promising message sent to my LinkedIn profile was manna from heaven. Or from Hong Kong, to be precise.
“Hi, my name is Kevin, and looking at your profile it is possible that some companies I work with might want to talk to you about using your services in London.”
Kevin was his English name. He did, once, tell me his Chinese name, but I will admit I have forgotten it. He said that he was representing some Chinese and Hong Kong firms and they were interested in employing me as a lobbyist in London.
Though wary of the power of China, I am in favour of trade, and of earning a decent crust. So I responded, and we struck up a conversation. He didn’t specify the industry, but the skills required are not sector-specific, so no bells
