Editorials

I’ve always looked forward to April. There is a general feeling of anticipation and hope—winter is behind us, and we can look forward to growth again. But I’m not sure about this April. We live in such confusion that it’s Read more »

I’m sure I’m not the only person who, contemplating possible technological advances twenty or thirty years ago thought, ‘yes that might happen, but not in my lifetime.’ How wrong we were. It’s a misjudgement that I’ve learned to be aware Read more »

Some time ago I wrote a short article about ways to combat algorithms, treating them as though they were a virus. It was written in the form of a spoof press release about helping people that had been neurologically manipulated Read more »

Hearing Boris Johnson’s comment that ‘It’s not over ‘til it’s over’ when discussing Brexit with Andrew Marr recently, reminded me of the classic line delivered by Dev Patel in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: ‘Everything will be all right in Read more »

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 »