I have lost count of the number of times over the last twelve years that I have been told that if only I was more reasonable I would be so much more successful.<\/p>\n
And that if only I realised my arguments were wrong I could achieve so much more.<\/p>\n
Big firms of accountants have told me that.<\/p>\n
So have accounting and other institutes.<\/p>\n
As have tax havens and their governments.<\/p>\n
Let alone big businesses.<\/p>\n
And countless commentators on this blog have said the same.<\/p>\n
It's happened again this week. The trolls are out in force - from left and right - delivering such massages.<\/p>\n
Despite which I'll continue to take the risk of being unreasonable. As George Bernard Shaw said (and I apologise for the gender-specific language):<\/p>\n
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Which is precisely why I will continue to be unreasonable. Seeking to change the world to make it a more just place for those with little requires nothing less.<\/p>\n
And that is also why, of course, those who would rather I did not progress beseech me to change my ways with the suggestion that I really should be a reasonable chap. That's not going to happen precisely because nothing would have happened if I was. And so those who do not like what I am seeking to do will continue to be upset. So be it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"