Rants

Technology: Friend or Foe?
I am sure that I am not alone. My life is dominated by a series of electronic devices which include a MacBook, an iPad, an

Freedom RIP
Imagine living in the past, say sometime still in the modern era but pre-WW2; how soul destroying it must have been to have been held

The Entitled ‘Titled’
As if the UK Honours System wasn’t already debased enough, there are those who seek an alternative affirmation of their merit and completely bypass it.

No Maskers, Thank You
I recently returned from a visit to the United States where I noted that JFK Airport was displaying signs saying, “We respect the choice of

Airport Security: It’s Time Somebody Said It
From my perspective, which today happens to be Singapore, I am halfway through a ten-flight round the world tour of international conferences. I have ‘done’

Peter Lynch: Remember His Name
‘The first casualty of war is the truth’ – that’s as true today as it’s always been, and never more so than in the wake

Olympic Overload
There is something new in my house. Silence! For the last three weeks the telly has been on morning, noon and night. The sound of

Never Dull in Hull
They say ‘It’s never dull in Hull’. Whoever ‘they’ are, clearly haven’t yet clocked the dreadful weather that this east coast city is routinely prone

The Insurance Racket
Keen-eyed readers may have noticed my absence of late – nothing more serious than taking a chill pill (actually a long holiday). I have finally