Month: October 2019

How would you define fear? There are phobias, snakes, spiders and what-not. Fear of heights and open spaces, flying and claustrophobia. Front-line […]

Out of office, governments extol the virtue of low taxes and smaller government yet spend most of their time, in office, raising […]

Regular readers know, I avoid sporting metaphors. They are not for everyone but last weekend was a very good example of management […]

“The biggest complaint about the NHS which is beloved by everyone is about the food, and the biggest complaint about the food […]

‘Just get Brexit done…’ ‘Get it over with… whatever… just do it‘. A couple of lines; page one, chapter one, from the […]

I’ve had an interesting ten days. A week ago, last Saturday, I spent an hour in conversation with Jason Helgerson. You’ll find […]

The latest ‘state of care report’, from the CQC, tells me, and not doubt you, three things. First, the utter futility of […]

In which no one can find Plackard’s signposting event, an old foe returns from his past and Sir Trevor Longstay loses interest […]

This morning the cellars will be searched by the Lord Great Chamberlain and the Yeoman… who will be paid for their trouble […]

Kylie knows she shouldn’t do it but needs must. She’s almost skint and there’s nothing in the cupboard. A bag of chips […]