Tax My House
So, Labour’s signature policy is slapping 20% VAT on private school fees. What a sorry state of affairs – that this is pretty much the sum total of the [...]
Double Standards on the BBC
Pervy comedian Lucy Porter, a frequent panel show participant throughout Radio Four’s latest series of the News Quiz, has spent her appearances boring the listeners with her creepy infatuation [...]
England Kant Football
The philosophy of Emmanuel Kant always felt too abstract and complex to me. That was until England’s shameful performance in the Euros brought his ideas home. In simple terms, [...]
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 [...]
Chickens Coming Home to Roost
Former British Chancellor George Osborne, who served between 2010-2016, was a brilliant political operator. However, he was the most damaging chancellor of my 44 years. Brilliant, because when the International [...]
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 [...]
Indebtedness
It’s midnight here in Puerto De La Cruz, Tenerife. I’m in my hostel - well, it claims to be a hotel, but the evidence and price suggest otherwise. It's hot. [...]
Becoming Human 2
A few months ago I spent the day filming with a TV crew working for the Singapore-based Channel News Asia, for their show Becoming Human 2, all about AI [...]
Don’t Envy George Clooney
If you look up the dictionary definition of the word “debonair” it says: “See George Clooney”. Ok, it doesn’t say that, but I’m sure we can agree that Clooney epitomises [...]
