A very wealthy businessman once told me that inside all highly successful self-made businessmen and women lurked a ‘sliver of razored ice’. He claimed that it helped them to overcome any pangs of emotion or conscience that might interrupt their Read more »
With the US mid-term elections due in early November, commentators have been busy offering opinions on which way the voting will go. The Republicans currently control both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The question is, will the Republicans Read more »
September has traditionally been a good month for highlighting environmental issues. Wikipedia lists no less than ten special days throughout the month from ‘International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer’ to ‘World Environmental Health Day’. In the past Read more »
Reading Ofcom’s recent, UK Communications Market Report 2018, isn’t necessarily everyone’s cup of tea. However, it offers some fascinating information. It is now over 20 years since the iPhone was launched by Apple’s Steve Jobs. At the time it was Read more »
At a small gathering of what one person described as ‘concerned citizens’, West Dorset MP, The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Letwin, suggested that the result of Brexit may well be that everyone will be very disappointed—but that no one will Read more »
According to the Vegan Society, evidence of people choosing to avoid animal products can be traced back over 2,000 years. As early as 500 BC, Greek philosopher and mathematician, Pythagoras, is said to have promoted ‘benevolence among all species’ whilst Read more »
After a screening of the film, Eye in the Sky, at the Electric Palace in Bridport a few years ago, one of the less intense questions that arose was whether an insect-sized drone with a camera on board could really Read more »
Last week I was shown a map of trees planted in 2017 in the Heart of England Forest in Warwickshire. The brainchild of the late Felix Dennis, the forest started with a small wood that he planted in 1996. At Read more »
Whenever someone begins a sentence with the words ‘I’m no expert but…’ and then proceeds to hold court on the state of the world, or whatever their chosen subject is, there is a strong chance that they wouldn’t want to Read more »
I found myself searching the internet recently to see what cheering things we might look forward to in the coming months. As ever, sporting events were high on many of the lists. The first to feature was the Winter Olympics, Read more »