You can’t move for people helping you control time these days. From phones that have the internet to ready drinkable fruit, from TV you can pause to grab and go coffee shops. But no one talks about speed very much. And no wonder since improvements in that area seem to be long gone – and…

Sergiu asked me to do a question and answer section for his blog. A Yorkshireman through and through I couldn’t resist the chance to throw my useless opinions around. I presume he’ll be posting soon, here’s what I wrote: 1. What is the latest piece of thinking that you consider pure genius and why? And…

The darkness will be lifting soon, but before it does, I just wanted to moan about the folly of this industry’s self absorption. I read an article in Friday’s Campaign about long term relationships. That’s right Friday. While the cool kids in London get to look at the moody black and white photos and hand…

The Smiths are a band worshiped across the globe by legions of black clad angsty teenage misfits. And despised by everyone else. Or at least that’s what the Bony M lot will tell you. Miserableist, hypersensitive, whiny and self- absorbed. Boney M stands for empowerment and fun. That’s what they’ll say. But it’s the other…

My the measliest of margins Boney M have won the first round. By the force of the Kaisers’ argument, the joy of irony or pure bad taste I just don’t know. But it was close. Since no one can deny the superiority of the music, or it’s influence, I’m still confident Kaiser will be singing…

To make matters worse, David Mortimer’s week proved a bit humbling. He’s one of these annoying people for whom ideas tumble out at will. Good job he’s such a pleasure to have around, or I’d be seriously peeved. He did a strategy for reducing teenage smoking. Read it here, and if you’re a planner, be…

Round 1 of Smiths V Boney M is neck and neck. After a surge for the Smiths, the optimists have gained ground. You know what you must do. And don’t forget, a vote for Boney M is a vote for everything Simon Cowell stands for. Vote Smiths, vote now. And even if you want to…

Here we go then, the first round of deciding if The Smiths are better than Boney M. Let me say here that The Kaiser decided the criteria for each round, and it’s no surprise he left out quality of lyrics, musical craftsmanship and live performances, but what do you expect? Now he’s going to try…

When I got in this morning, after a day away I waded though the usual emails, stopping what I was doing to read new ones pinging in my inbox, getting nowhere. What a pain. It’s nothing new to comment on how emails make life more stressful, but it wasn’t intended to be like that. This…

I have no proof, but I’m sure people in the UK are getting a little sick of ‘helpful’ signs all over the place that are constantly telling them what to do: Now wash your hands Think, don’t phone while driving Mind the gap You get the picture.