“Why would you want to do that?” When I was rowing solo across the Pacific Ocean, many times I saw sharks … Read More
Entering the Shark-Infested Waters of Politics
Politics
Boundaries? What Boundaries?
What the new constituency boundaries mean for you Something slightly mysterious happened at midnight on 31st December, 2023, that you may … Read More
Injustice at the Post Office
The tragedy of the Horizon Scandal Happy New Year! 🎉 I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and a good … Read More
At the Turning of the Year
Reflections on 2023, Predictions for 2024 This newsletter is going out on the winter solstice, the shortest day, the turning … Read More
Asylum Seekers and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
Reflections on Ego vs Outcome Picture this: you’ve spent money on a ticket for a movie, only to realize it’s … Read More
Hopenhagen Revisited
Reflections on COP28 This week’s COP28 takes me back to COP15 in 2009 in what was dubbed “Hopenhagen”. That summer … Read More
Cabbages and Kings
Why I’m a reluctant Royalist Yesterday someone asked me for my view of the Royal Family. Given that I care … Read More
Reclaim the Night
Women deserve freedom from the shackles of violence In a world where progress is the heartbeat of change, it is … Read More
From Culture Wars to Collaboration
Addressing challenges the grown-up way In light of the recent firing and reshuffle in the British government, I’ve been thinking … Read More