I was amused by this on LinkedIn: Humour is a justifiable way of addressing an issue where there are few certainties and much that we
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Why is infrastructure crumbling, care failing, and democracy under strain? In this video, I explain two concepts that quietly shape everything around us and help
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One of the things that I learned a very long time ago was that if you want to succeed at something, you have to do
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As every reader must know now, the United States has used military force against Venezuela, following years of escalating sanctions, diplomatic pressure, and explicit threats
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The USA is at war with Venezuela this morning. It is bombing Caracas. There are reports that the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been abducted
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2026 opens in a world more fragile than at any point since 1945. This video explains why — and why the risk is not personality,
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The Guardian published this headline today: It was followed by this crass commentary: It was a bumper year for stock markets globally and the surprise,
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I have added this entry to this blog’s glossary at the request of some commentators. I stress that in an area as complex as this,
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2025 was a disastrous year — economically, politically and morally. But the consequences of that failure are only just beginning to arrive. In this video,
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