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It seems a long time since I sat and wrote a blog, largely because of the requirement to replace a failing right knee with a chromium German one! But at least it has given me an opportunity to reflect over the last couple of months and to come to some conclusions. The knee problem itself...

I suppose that the reason for this blog came to me as I settled into my seat to watch a performance of the ballet, Romeo and Juliet. I was suddenly aware of the latest pandemic rearing its head again. This was not Covid-19 but the reappearance in society of the mobile telephone camera. Now, don’t...

I was reading the morning papers as I do most mornings and I was amazed at the governmental problems within the news. In the UK at the present time, they still wrestle with the pandemic and how to come out of it, whilst suffering a fuel crisis, increased arrival of immigrants from across the channel,...

It is that time of year again where children and young people return to the classroom with the weight of parental and other family members’ expectations on their shoulders. For some it will be the year of tests and examinations, thereby increasing the burden. This burden will also be dumped on teachers’ shoulders as parents...

Looking back, I remember writing a blog in 2018 that talked about not being able to join the dots going forward. It talked about how life is pretty unpredictable and hence it is only with hindsight that you are able to see links that you never knew were there. I used the example of how...

At the end of my last blog, I referred to the terms woke and the cancel culture. I even changed the reference of a ‘calling a spade a spade’ to ‘calling a shovel a shovel’. So where do I stand in this present-day climate of either being woke or risk being cancelled? Let me start...

As there are signs that the pandemic may be easing, the search will be on for work. However, before you even think about looking for a new role you need to go on a gobbledegook course or get an update to Google Translate. One of the things that I have used LinkedIn for in the...

Last week I had the honour and privilege to be one of the judges for the Ideas Competition ay my old University. Because of the pandemic I had to judge from 6500 miles away, but by the miracle of Zoom the two-and-a-half-hour experience was as if we were all in the same room. It was...

When lockdown first started I, like many I am sure, thought it was only for a short while. So, the first idea was to sit it out and enjoy the rest! To be fair, having passed the theoretical retirement age, I also felt that I had deserved a few weeks of sitting on the balcony...

During this lengthy pandemic most businesses have suffered greatly and cannot wait to get back into the game of earning money. There are some noticeable exceptions such as delivery firms, online stores and those servicing the medical needs of the pandemic who have benefitted. However, as much as those companies that have been closed cannot...