The Handball Rule (part I)

The Handball Rule (part I)

I wrote most of this article a couple of years ago but never got round to posting it. In July 2018, it seems more relevant than ever. The World Cup’s finished. And the Community Shield, unbelievably, is a mere fortnight away. You’d probably have expected the majority...
Songs of the year

Songs of the year

Without ever considering formalising it, I’ve had a favourite song of the year pretty clearly marked since about 2009. So, as I’ve now been furnished for a full year with Spotify’s ‘Discover Weekly’ playlist (what I’ve always wanted, really), I thought I’d make a bit...
Burgers on board!

Burgers on board!

One for the Londoners. Something to redress the balance – why should pregnant women get to hog the cool-badge limelight? Perhaps you’re an expectant father. Perhaps you’ve just completed an impressive eating challenge. Perhaps you’re suffering...
Got somethin’ to say?

Got somethin’ to say?

Everyone’s petrified of a potential customer, employer or collaborator heading to their website’s blog or their Twitter feed and finding three years of inactivity. It just doesn’t look good. But I’m well aware that business priorities rarely...