I am a great believer in fixing what is broken. The UK education system is broken. So the education system must be fixed.
It does seem, however, that the new Government has no idea what to do …
If my vote had counted would I feel sold out?
May 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Its been a couple of days since the government was formed and the heady excitement of what will happen has waned to let me think about the impact. I’ve looked at what the LibDems have done in forming the coalition, what they have given up and what they have allowed in terms of Tory policies. I’m disappointed …
The Creator Serves the Created
October 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Its an observable fact that, like Dr Frankenstein, we can often end up serving what we have created.
Should we be afraid of the scientists?
October 10, 2009 By 2 Comments
When scientists don’t agree we are left in a bit of a hole, after all they are the experts. And I wholly support questioning the accepted answers where there is room for doubt. I’ve been aware of the Global Warming debate for ages and the two extremes of “Man is creating a catastrophe” and “Chill its just natural”. And the debate rages on it seems. But are we missing the point?
What Leadership Skills Solve This?
August 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The likelihood of food, water and energy shortages resulting from massive population growth and increasing expectations among the developing nations is a given, though timescales are always questionable.
The real question is what sort of leaders can help us solve the potential disasters?
What future for the winner?
August 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I was the proud father today. My youngest daughter aged 6 won a fancy dress competition. I was there.
Royalty makes sense?
July 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
guess I take royalty with pinch of salt. I’ll be honest – I sometimes groan when I see something in the news about what he has said or done.
Except his Richard Dimbleby lecture makes some incredibly valuable points.
Economic Recovery – Are the real indicators pants?
June 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It appears that the real economic indicators for Alan Greenspan fall to a lower order of sophistication than we realise – it may be the underwear market that marks out the state of consumer confidence. Mr Greenspan suggests, with some sensible reasoning, that particularly men’s underwear is a key indicator of the state of the recession. Yet is it surprising that the smalls, the hidden things, are perhaps the most telling when it comes to addressing the major issues that we face? [...]
