Spud-Tastic
Co-owning a jacket potato company in Bolton wasn’t exactly on my agenda for the year—but here we are. Rostron and Gray Limited, trading as John’s Spuds, has officially taken [...]
Introducing Suffrago.org: Your Voice, Your Data, Your Constituency
Hello friends, Today, I’m excited to introduce you to: Suffrago.org. This is my life’s work coming together, a project grounded in decades of involvement across the political spectrum and [...]
Ten Reasons Why Quakers Dominated Business
Cadburys, Rowntrees, Barclays, Lloyds, Clarks, Wedgwood – these are just a few of the corporate giants founded by Quaker families. Yet, in today’s world, Quaker influence in the business realm [...]
Tech For Good
In a few weeks’ time, together with a brilliant, brilliant data scientist, we’re launching a project which has the potential to improve decision-making throughout the UK. In fact, this tool [...]
New Knowledge Nuggets: Episode 2
Starey Eyes Have you ever felt like someone is watching you from behind? Or have you ever caught someone staring at you, only for them to turn around and [...]
New Knowledge Nuggets: Episode 1
Political Yuck Factor This week, I stumbled upon a curious tidbit that tickled my brain, one of those insights that feels like it should have been obvious all along. It [...]
Life After Law: Harrogate International Academy in the News
Over the years, I have listened to a few thousand episodes of Thought For the Day on Radio Four’s The Today Programme. Back in July 2023, my AI-powered political [...]
You – Yes You – Should Blog For Humanity
Aside from reasons of vanity, creativity, diary-making, and the clarification of my thoughts, I blog so that I can contribute to the library of human knowledge. When friends and [...]
Emojis, Gareth Southgate and Decision-Making
Once, following a lengthy interview process for a senior role, I sent a written job offer to the impressive successful candidate. That person accepted my offer, replying with a [...]
Business Lessons from Ponds, Volcanoes and Spring Water
Many years ago, my wife and I lived in a terraced house, with a tiny front garden. For unfathomable reasons, my wife wanted to create a pond, which would dramatically [...]
