Month: February 2020

Taking personal charge of global pandemics is one of the perks of this job. I’m referring to coronavirus, of course, and I’m […]

Image by Fronteiras do Pensamento – Tzvetan Todorov no Fronteiras do Pensamento Porto Alegre 2012, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56003613 It is said […]

Michael Marmot might just as well be called Micheal Marmite.  You either love his work or hate it. You see him as […]

Do you drive… 75% of us have a driver’s license.  That’s about 33.5 million people. Last year Japan made 9.5 million cars.  […]

‘The British are among the worst idlers in the world. We work among the lowest hours, we retire early and our productivity […]

This year, in the Chinese calendar, is the year of the rat.  The UN has decided, 2020 is the year of ‘Plant […]

The terms of reference, for the Paterson Inquiry, are straightforward. Create an opportunity for people to tell their stories, overview, recommendations. The […]

I’m not quite sure how to start this morning’s conversation. I have thought about it, every-which-way.  I’ve decided, head on… You will […]