“Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.” (Criss Jami, Poet) Bicycles are part of […]
“Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.” (Criss Jami, Poet) Bicycles are part of […]
Whatever the titles or positions – Monarch, President, Prime Minister, Chancellor, Taoiseach, First Minister, Governor, Mayor, Chief, religious leader, or community leaders – the COVID-19 pandemic has given students of leadership near unparalleled opportunity for like with like analysis and […]
“People will always need to eat, sleep and s**t, and plans fail if planners forget or ignore that”. Blindingly obvious and drilled into me twenty-five years ago with an unforgettable bluntness. I add to that appreciation of two other certainties […]
On normal Saturdays, BBC’s ‘Breakfast’ programme is background noise as I recover from Friday evening’s excesses, think about the next 40 hours’ enjoyment and sort out personal admin. Last Saturday’s place in time meant it was far from normal and […]
I appreciate more the things that flick my switches because my many years include many experiences of their absences. Selflessness, for example, always gets top marks and will continue to do so especially after an unbelievable experience of selfishness on […]
This month in 1990 I travelled to Grantham, birthplace of Margaret Thatcher and Isaac Newton, for my recruits course. Day 1 started with briefings: most delivered through the bluntness of the British Sergeant Major. “Personal Hygiene is for you to […]
.The Port of Felixstowe, which claims to be ‘The Port of Britain’, was yesterday added to the list of sea ports I have travelled through or visited. A briefing filled with eye-watering facts about the port’s equipment had me recalling […]
The brief encounter with the young man at a South London bus stop had bugged me for close to two weeks. His request for money to buy some food from the eatery across the road had met with misfortunes of […]
Pondering what seems a growing reluctance to do a very right thing; only to follow that with grudgingly offered apologies. Simply say “excuse me”, with or without an appended “please”, and I’ll happily oblige. However, it seems you would rather […]
“If you haven’t enough respect to give to both your mother and me, I suggest you give all to your mother.” I need to tell a story… At the start of the 20th Century, a woman was born to a […]