As a self-proclaimed car enthusiast, my excitement for electric cars is extensive. While I am still a petrol head I believe daily driving will be electric. I am a member of a…
Flying High
Two decades ago, Concorde gracefully bowed out from the world of aviation. A significant milestone for aviation enthusiasts, it’s a moment that holds special significance for me. Picture this: the year was…
Greenwash
A close family friend and mentor once told me that he was spending the afternoon that day litter picking. Apparently, it transpired, he litter picks all the time. Has all the gear…
Aim High
I was interested in the debate earlier this month on university admissions and how it is now perceived that children who are finishing their education at Private or Public schools are at…
Public Service
A few years ago when launching the End of 9 to 5 concept I realised that to really understand politics I needed to be more involved. Like everything in my professional and…
Glorious Gentleman
Today as we mark a year since our first lockdown began I wanted to use the opportunity to write about my amazing father, Joachim, who sadly succumbed to the virus back in…
Do not pay using your own money
Growing up I remember my parents always argued about money. We never seemed to have enough and my parents would regularly go into debt to make ends meet. Don’t get me wrong,…
Double down on innovation
With so much talk on the economy and the challenges of a post pandemic recovery I would like to use an example close to home, well to me anyway, in terms of…
Many more have had Covid19
As we approach a relaxation around the world on lockdown many pundits are using the opportunity to assess where we are and what we could or should have done better and earlier.…
Is there a path out of lockdown?
One of the biggest challenges facing our government is unpicking the lockdown. As it dawns on us that lockdown will not kill or overcome COVID-19 the new reality of what our society…
New year, new electricity
I have joined the early adopters in parking my love of petrol and everything engine related and gone electric. Well partly. Having written before about my love of the hybrid e-bike I…
The oldest form of communication
Recently my grandmother sadly passed away, and while in her nineties it still came as a shock to me as not only had she bounced back from many serious illnesses previously she…
Shameful waste
It seems that everywhere you turn you are reminded about the impact of plastic waste and the damage we are doing to the environment. But wind back ten years and there was…
Killing Marketing
I read with interest the news that Volvo will be limiting all their cars to 112mph (180 kph) in a bid to reduce road deaths. We are told this is due to…
We have been here before
Over the past few weeks I have been attending a number of seminars focusing on the future of fibre for the UK and how as a country we are going to meet…