The China Conundrum
I’m sure you remember a time, not long ago, when western companies were falling over themselves to outsource to India & China. This was...
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- Apr 29
- 2 min
Tribal Celebrity
If you’ve spent your career writing about the rich and famous you might reach the point where you're bored with bowing to the vanities &...
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- Apr 2
- 2 min
Cosmic Comedy
Here we are, the human race, tucked away in our secluded corner of the universe, out of touch with any other living things in the vast...
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- Mar 20
- 2 min
Slaves All
It can be trickier than we think to right the wrongs of the past. I live in an affluent country and enjoy a high standard of living...
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- Feb 26
- 2 min
Return to Nuremberg?
In an earlier blog I pondered the paths of blame and reconciliation as responses to recent events. It still feels like forgiveness is the...
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- Jan 29
- 2 min
Robin Hood Has $18k for You!
The legend of the outlaw Robin Hood was based on a popular idea - to address the unfairness of the age by force. Steal from the rich and...
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- Jan 8
- 2 min
Blame v Cause?
At times like these many are taking stock of the world & searching for the guilty ones. The need to blame is deep rooted. You may be...
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- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
From Cuba to Covid
If you’re old enough to remember the Cuban missile crisis you might recall what it felt like to be braced for extinction. How close we...
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- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
Is Money Real?
If you are struggling to make ends meet or trying to raise funds for a good cause or just worried about the future and providing for you...
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- Nov 13, 2020
- 1 min
Reasons to be Cheerful?
Dare we believe we are turning a corner? The old cliché about lights in the tunnel come to mind. We’re almost afraid to believe it could...
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- Oct 3, 2020
- 1 min
Rise of the Species
As we witness the antics of politicians trying to impose their version of the truth on the pandemic or the climate emergency, we could be...
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- Sep 19, 2020
- 1 min
Closing the Gap
Have you ever had one of those days at work when you get to the evening feeling exhausted and used up only to look back and wonder what...
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- Sep 5, 2020
- 1 min
The Mitosis Paradox
Historians might one day look back on our world and be struck by its extraordinary divisions, proliferating almost daily. Recent tragic...
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- Aug 22, 2020
- 1 min
RUNNING TO KEEP UP
When I first started writing The Infinity Trilogy, I had to keep in mind that the book world is flooded with dystopian fables about every...
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- Apr 5, 2020
- 2 min
The Luck of Nations
If, like me, you’ve found yourself seeking comfort in pouring over the daily feed of numbers, comparing the ratio of new cases per...
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- Feb 1, 2020
- 2 min
Easier to Lie?
You’ve no doubt heard what banks say about debts: when your customer owes you $1,000 it’s their problem if they can’t pay it back. But...
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- Nov 23, 2019
- 2 min
50 Shades of Truth
It’s a cliché that the truth is often a subtle, nuanced thing. Rather than some binary choice it is more often something relative to...
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- Oct 30, 2019
- 2 min
Arts & Business
Best selling biographer Helgar Osmath has no love for big business. Her passion is for those interesting characters who stand out from...
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- Oct 5, 2019
- 2 min
What Price the Maverick?
When it comes down to it, what we believe is largely determined by a market. We sometimes shop there, looking for answers to the many...
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- Sep 21, 2019
- 2 min
Who Can Change the World?
The question begs many others. What kind of change are we talking about? Climate change, political change, social change? And how much...
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