Category Archives: Opinion

The other week, I was asked to review a scientific article, providing a topic explanation all the way from high-level concepts to the latest cutting-edge research. As is often the case with these things, it became quite technical by the … Continue reading →

After New Year, but before that first Monday back at work, we enter a twilight zone. There is nothing more to celebrate… the mince pies, still stacked high, are on sale… and it can be easy to be just kicking … Continue reading →

There was big news this last week in case you missed it. No, it was not the budget, it was that nearly £300,000 of cheddar cheese was stolen by fraudsters. It seemed this was the leading story on all the … Continue reading →

Saturday was the release of Oasis tickets for general sale in the UK. Now I would not say that I am an Oasis fan really, but having spent time in Manchester in the early 90s, it did evoke a certain … Continue reading →

So that is it, a General Election has been called in the UK. Ahead of us we now have 6 weeks of campaign, wall-to-wall TV coverage, lots of promises and being told how things will be so much better if … Continue reading →

This week, I’ve been out and about again, discussing, solutions for customers in financial difficulty. It was all very interesting. Yet outside of the event itself, what struck me was how the price of everything has leapt up, there has … Continue reading →

It was a bank holiday this weekend, and, for what felt like the first time this year, a strange, warm orange ball appeared in the sky. Travelling into town, this had clearly caught everyone with a sense of surprise. Everyone … Continue reading →

Last week I had an evening trip down to London. As it was after work, after a full day and with the travel, well I felt like skipping it… it would be easier to stay local. However, a casual unrelated, … Continue reading →

This past weekend, I spent some time on YouTube catching up on talks and stumbled across an excellent concept from Maggie Appleton and her talk at the FFconf conference in Brighton relating to the Dark Forest theory and our interactions … Continue reading →

January has ended, and it certainly felt like a long month. I’m not sure why, but after the holidays, time seems to slow down, even though everything is super busy. The saying goes, “Time flies when you’re enjoying yourself,” which, … Continue reading →