Staying balanced in divided times
As the Brexit debate gets ever more acrimonious, it becomes ever more important to keep our humanity, perspective and balance. The nation...
Oklahoma, OK?
I went to a fab production of Oklahoma! last night. Our local theatre, the Gordon Craig, can put on some brilliant stuff when it is free...
Beyond freedom and equality
I’m reading and enjoying Sapiens, by Israeli academic Yuval Noah Harari. I've just reached the point where he discusses the existence of...
A place full of life
I recently visited the workshop of a local sculptor, John Mills. Here are some thoughts I wrote down afterwards... It’s quite tidy, but...
Should you reissue old work?
Are you considering revising and reissuing an old piece of work? People may well advise you not to. Things have moved on, they may say....
The Return of Bao Zheng
My fab online publisher, Ian Skillicorn, has come up with beautiful covers for the reissued version of my Chinese detective series. I...
Is there a 'perfect' business model?
Reality is infinitely complex. Yet business or psychology writers (and social scientists generally) want to create models of that...
Thoughts on Eurovision 2017
Looking for messages from this year’s Eurovision? Maybe the best one is simply a Churchillian ‘never give up’. Portugal won, after 53...
The campaign begins!
While political candidates begin prowling Britain’s streets, it is also my time to start my campaign to promote Eurovision! I kicked off...
Some positive thoughts on a Spring morning
'If you decide it is all good, then it is all good' sounds like a slogan from one of the dippier New Age gurus. But maybe there's...
