Don’t start that again
They’ve started again, haven’t they? Those people who clear the shop shelves of toilet paper at the first breath of…
At the raw bar with Cowpey
It is ten years ago this year that Chris and I travelled to LA for our dream gig. We had…
The truth shall set you free
The CIA have an unofficial motto: ‘And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free’ (John…
Driving in fog
September is the month of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’ – an appropriate time for businesses to plan for the final…
I’ve seen the fuchsia and it works
A business hero of mine has just died: Sir Terrence Conran. The current Prime Minister, when still a mere journalist…
The song of Suffolkski
“It’s been a difficult year to be a Russian here in the UK, yes?” I opened. “Not really. Always like…
Changing the conversation
In my imagination, I have transported myself back to 2017, when the world was recognisably normal, and we actually flew…
The banquet of the damned
Cambodia. A fleet of tuk-tuks have just ferried five hundred people into the jungle from the swankiest hotels in Siem…
The Trip
We were next to a golf club, for Christ’s sake. If they had known what was on their doorstep just…
‘You are Americain?’
Nice. A pavement cafe. We were fresh off the plane. Still in London-mode: fast, buzzy, Alpha. We sat down at…