“If you want a friend in politics get a dog.” Lessons from a great panel event Last week I was working in Manchester on Wednesday and Leamington Spa on Thursday. I had several hours’ train travel ahead and realised that I’d booked a ticket for an event on Tuesday in London ages ago. On Sunday […]
I’m fed up with people conflating trans women with rapists. Graffiti I was in a public toilet recently minding my own business and wondering if I’d still catch my train despite my wee detour. Then I noticed a sign on the back of the toilet door which I have to say incensed me. Toilet cubicles […]
Why being distinctive can be a good thing. Last week, I saw a building that made me stop walking to my meeting. I liked the colours and there was something familiar about it. I took a picture and sent it to C and L, two Francophiles (and Francophones) in my life, because the bold primary […]
It is October. Black History Month in the UK. Time to share, support and buy Black authors.
How are the places we visit every day designed to make everybody feel welcome?
Realisation. I dislike the term BAME. It’s cold it’s official and it’s too broad.
You need to earn the right to give critique.
Forget a bottle of wine and fancy coffee table books what do we really need for accommodation or business travel?
If a charity grows is that success or failure?
It’s easy to fill our days with items from our todo list but how much on them is what is essential in the long term?