Rent-a-quote raises his game

Cary Cooper's move from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology to Lancaster University has not reduced the number of times his wise words have graced the pages of our national newspapers, the Diary is pleased to note.

In the space of just one week last month, he was quoted in the Independent on Sunday , Metro , The Times , The Guardian , The Sunday Times and twice in the Daily Telegraph . Cooper surely deserves a hefty signing-on fee for dramatically increasing Lancaster's media profile.