Going on strike? What’s your view on it?
There’s a big strike on tomorrow and I’m very torn about it, are you? I have three children and one will be off school as a result. That means as a self-employed person, I cannot work tomorrow and I feel annoyed about that. On the other hand I’d intended to have that day as [...]
Are we really back in the cold war?
Or was it all a sham that it ever went away? The story of Ekaterina Zatuliveter, the Russian aged 25 accused of spying whilst working as a parliamentary researcher, has featured in all of the national papers since she was arrested in December 2010. And it’s one that, whilst going relatively quiet, hasn’t disappeared and [...]
Opposing Family Values?
I don’t do politics as a rule, much to the dismay of a good friend of mine who likes nothing better than disseminating and reassembling the various parties’ offerings. Image via Wikipedia What I do do though is try and understand relationships and families – I’m not a paragon of virtue in my own experiences, [...]
Nick Clegg – what do we think of him now?
Image via Wikipedia Before the election, when the three leaders were doing a series of live TV debates, Nick Clegg gained a lot of popularity. I thought he came over quite well. Although, to be fair, poor old Gordon Brown doesn’t exactly exude an air of charisma. A number of people who had previously not [...]
Knocking the Competition Fair Game or Foul Stroke?
It’s very easy to have a go at competitors but it’s probably best to rise above it and be professional… they may not have the same standards or ethics that you strive to attain… but by criticising them you could do yourself some serious credibility damage. Not only could your comments, no matter how correct, [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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