Do you know people that just seem to be happier in general? Do you say to yourself, "I want to be more like them"? Often,…
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Mass desertion of the Daily Mail, an end to reality TV, UK’s patriotic acknowledgement of its own multiculturalism, continued smiling at strangers on the tube,…
Leave a Comment“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.”. John F. Kennedy
Leave a CommentShould you ever find yourself in conversation with a British person and they’re saying things which seem polite on the surface, with perhaps a little…
Leave a CommentFeeling fatter and rather less fit than I should be, I have allowed myself to be persuaded to take part in the Blenheim Triathlon in…
Leave a CommentYesterday’s royal wedding brought back some memories, though not, perhaps, as many as it should have done. When we were both 17, my schoolfriend Richard Morris and…
Leave a CommentI arrived in Kenya this morning, fairly bleary eyed from a long but not uncomfortable journey. Immigration, for once, was a cinch. A big smile…
Leave a CommentEvery four years or so, the World Scout Movement holds an event for young adults aged between 18 and 25. This year, for the…
Leave a CommentThis morning, just after rush hour, I was on the tube, heading for a meeting in central London. As luck would have it, I was…
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