Six months without alcohol
Yes, it was six months ago since I last tasted the amber nectar. I haven’t missed it, no. Given that alcohol doesn’t work well with my medication - which I [...]
A Pandemic of Poor Decision-Making
During this life-defining time – when what we do during these weeks may define our lives - I have noticed, in a variety of arenas, people making the most absurd [...]
You must be kidding, right?
With the UK set to have the highest death rate in Europe – currently we have the third highest death rate in the world – any sane, dispassionate, thinking person [...]
8 years ago today…
On Monday 30 April 2012, I gave birth to Truth Legal Limited. Sharing a desk, in the office of local surveyor, Andrew Kempston-Parkes, I was free. I knew that it [...]
In Memory of Their Sacrifice
Yesterday, The Daily Express ran with the headline IN MEMORY OF THEIR SACRIFICE. I do not know the specifics of the brave medics who perished (often without PPE), but [...]
The Government of National Blame
Regular readers to this blog may have spotted my prediction on 4 April here that Operation “Nail Starmer” had begun. I foresaw that Starmer would be invited into the General’s [...]
Insects, hot water and Covid
Shhh.... I have a secret. Promise not to tell? Last night, I forgot about the NHS clap. I know, I feel dreadful about it. As the clattering – and why [...]
In the spotlight
Yesterday, as Starmer took on Raab for the first time at a mostly virtual PMQs, the Yorkshire Post printed my essay - featured in this blog - regarding the pros [...]
Show Me The Money: The CBIL Disaster
This week I was featured in The Yorkshire Post with an opinion piece on the CBIL Loan Scheme. It was featured online and also in the paper. Read the full [...]
Where to make decisions
If decision-making is the primary element of your job, as it is for me, then it’s imperative that you make the best possible decisions, given that your actions are likely [...]