Dysautonomia: When Your Body’s Autopilot Goes Full Liz Truss
Imagine your body’s autopilot constantly veers off course, never quite functioning correctly, and then, every now and then, it throws an epic hissy fit. Welcome to my life with [...]
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 [...]
Dadventures Under the Stars
Sleeping in a tent in our garden for a few nights this past week with the kids was an unforgettable—and proud—experience. I hadn't endured such simple sleeping arrangements since scout [...]
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 [...]
