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The Art of Deadcatting

I find the "dead cat" strategy a really fascinating one. Deadcatting, as it is also known, is the introduction of a sensationalist topic aimed to divert the public from something far more serious. The "dead cat" tactic has been credited to Australian political strategist, Lynton Crosby. Crosby has worked with political figures such as David Cameron, ...

Johnson the Liar Showing his True Colours

A few years back, one of the electricians who worked for a client of mine, left to set up their own business. Rather than going quietly, he shouted from the rooftops about how crap his former employer was. In his little world, he was heading for greatness. He loaded himself up with business cards saying MANAGING DIRECTOR, leased a brand-new van, and rented an ...

Cricket & Retrospective Racism

As a cricket chairman, one of the most thought-provoking events of the last few weeks, has been the racism scandal at Yorkshire. Is there an inherent racism problem in the game and can people be forgiven for remarks allegedly made a decade ago? My opinion, which is not necessary the right one, is that if someone can see what they were in the past and have learnt ...

The Pros & Cons of Moving Home

If you are in your 50’s and thinking of moving, think seriously. It is physically and emotionally exhausting. It makes you realise your back, elbows and knees are entering the last phase of being fit for purpose. Our reason for moving was simple. We couldn’t continue running two houses. Moving into mine long-term would not have been wise as we might have ...

Giving Our Rivers a Bit of Wiggle Room

I was watching ‘The Lakes’ with Simon Reeve last night, and I was struck by some of the programme’s content. On one section of the programme, Reeve was talking to a couple of geomorphologists. I will confess that I had never heard of this profession before. However, I quickly realised what a future role they will play in the natural environment. ...