Brits behaving badly
I’m about to make a comparison between the riots and looting of early August and...
The double-dip risk of risk-avoidance
It may have been three years since it hit hard, but the global financial downturn...
Swan lake
Swan reflected in the fading light of sunset.
Why four years for the Facebook rioters is not a good thing
Two young men in north west England have been sentenced to four years in prison,...
Crackdowns, kneejerks, and forest fires
Last week’s wave of social unrest and wide-scale criminality in the UK has opened up...
After the London riots, why David Cameron needs to lead the clean-up
David Cameron is right. That’s not something I ever thought I’d write, let alone a...
Social media FUD and no comment 2.0
It’s one of the most worn-out things for someone like me to say but some clients...
Lunching with the dead, baying for the rope and the wisdom of the crowd
When I was a young man death was my living. Determined, as I was back...
Past reflections
Taken at Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire, UK
Protectionism, ponies, and the Hargreaves Review
The industrial revolution is one of the most written-about periods in modern history, and as...
