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Packham the Punk!
Fishing around for something to watch on TV last night, I discovered a documentary about Chris Packham and his love of punk rock. It was called Chris Packham: Forever Punk. In a time of vicious populism and post truth politics, it was heartening to see a documentary about a genuine bloke. A man who used punk rock as a vehicle to help him through a troubled youth ...
Unravelling Trade Deals
I spent several hours last night trying to work out how Boris Johnson’s mind is working with regards to future trade deals. Do you remember back in the 1990’s, when it was all the rage to look closely at a mass of colour in a Sunday magazine? As you moved the picture slowly away, you would see a lion in the jungle, the Mona Lisa, or something similar. I was ...
Falling off Dry January!
I fell off the Dry January wagon on Saturday. Jennifer and I went off to Salisbury and found ourselves almost instantly tipsy on red wine before retiring home early (after a fantastic Thai meal). Our capacity for booze was severely weakened by 31 days clean. I did the same yesterday when we had the kids around for a hearty roast dinner that featured red wine then ...
Johnson and His Unlikely Friends
"If he is blue collar, he is likely to be drunk, criminal, aimless, feckless and hopeless, and perhaps claiming to suffer from low self-esteem brought on by unemployment." That is what Boris Johnson said of the working class. It is strange then, that all those loathsome nationalist oafs see him as their messiah. He hates them, doesn’t he? A Strange Coming ...
Irony of Brexit Day Being Corporation Tax Day
As I set up my corporation tax payment yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice something (I am unique as my accounting period is 30th April whilst most are 31st March). This means my Corporation Tax is due on the same day we celebrate our golden Brexit opportunities. These include the end of freedom to move across Europe, business without trade deals, and £350 ...