Recent Blogs.- A VERY BRITISH STORY July 15, 2019The British are masters of the stiff upper lip… proud of our manners. Here’s what it says on ‘Study Links', a website addressing foreign students in the UK:- “Knowing a little bit about British etiquette will help you ensure that your behaviour is polite and appropriate whilst you are studying in the UK.”So I’ve been […]
- WHAT'S NEXT? July 8, 2019I once worked with someone in advertising whose philosophy was that nothing ever changed much and, if it did, the pendulum would pretty quickly move back. A lot of clients found this conservatism reassuring. Meanwhile I preached apocalyptic visions, disruption and dystopia which some clients viewed somewhat warily.My visions have mostly turned out to be […]
- DILETTANTE DOODLINGS July 1, 2019Returned, revived and restless.That’s how everyone should feel after a holiday. However all is not well. Indeed, the end is nigh, according to the Guardian. This was their headline last Monday: 'Hell is coming - week-long heatwave begins across Europe'. Temperatures could hit 40C. Exams have been cancelled, sales of water have rocketed, people will fry. Funny, […]
- LA SERENISSIMA June 24, 2019Just nine days pottering around in the jewel of the Adriatic was very restful. A word to all of you out there who are saying you’re knackered.You are. You need a break.I was knackered and now I’m feeling great not least because I’ve dragged the Venetian weather back here.Observations on Venice:Still manages to be beautiful […]
- AM I A STATISTICAL FREAK? June 3, 2019As I age and ache, that saying comes to mind that being an old (ish) man, even on a good day, feels not much different from being a young (ish) man except that young man is feeling rather unwell. But it’s the mind I want to focus on. We are supposed to become more conservative, […]
- A VERY BRITISH STORY July 15, 2019