Internet Psychologist
There can be no doubt that human beings can be extraordinarily resilient. This week, I listened to a radio interview with a resident of Kyiv, Ukraine. He explained that Putin’s bombers had destroyed the local heating system. Despite temperatures that were minus 15, people carried on as normally as possible. …
On Tuesday evening, I was wandering across Leicester Square in London’s West End, having just had dinner and then seen a theatre show together with my son. As we headed for the tube station after a lovely evening together, a large, hooded figure walked towards me, stretched out his arm …
It’s the time of year when The Wizard of Oz gets an outing, and families gather around to travel down that yellow brick road one more time. Children worry about the lion’s fearfulness. They get concerned by the tin man, who seizes up at the slightest provocation. Plus, they laugh …
On Thursday, I went down to Bristol to see a show. It was the only opportunity I had as the tour was coming to an end. Before the show, I went to a well-known restaurant chain for a bite to eat. There was a sign saying “Please wait to be …
The UK’s Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) dropped a clanger this week, showing they did not know how to use the web responsibly. Almost an hour before the Chancellor of the Exchequer was due to deliver her statement to the House of Commons, a Reuters journalist discovered that the entire …
If you have no idea what I mean by “Are you being too cheugy if you constantly mention your wheelhouse”, then you are probably older than a Gen Z. “Cheugy” (pronounced chew-gee) started to be used a decade or so ago and means you are trying too hard to be …
The BBC is currently in a bit of hot water. It is facing a $1 billion lawsuit threat from President Trump. He dislikes media outlets that say negative things about him. A rather stupid, lazy and crass edit by the makers of the programme, Panorama, seems to have suggested that …
At the start of this week, I couldn’t believe my ears as I was listening to the news bulletin on the radio. I heard myself saying, “How on earth could that be allowed?” The issue was that our High Streets are getting busy with unqualified people offering ultrasound scans to …
We all know our worth, don’t we? After all, someone has told us at some point in our lives that “you are worth your weight in gold”. Well, that means that at today’s prices, the average person is worth £6.8 million. Congratulations. However, the Tesla board has decided that Elon …
On the shelf behind me, there’s a book called “Get to the top of Google”. Amazingly, it is 17 years old, and it has been invaluable in helping me achieve a high ranking for my website. Every business wants to be at the top of Google, and for many, the …
It’s a crazy world out there, isn’t it? Yesterday, we had Israel in combat with Iran. Meanwhile, Putin keeps bombing the Ukrainians. In the USA, the Government is constantly at odds with various groups. And here in the UK, planners in Wiltshire wanted to argue about whether a former pub …
If you passed me driving on the A34 to work the other day, you could have witnessed me shouting at the radio. “For goodness’ sake,” I said (or words to that effect), “these business people need to get real.” My outburst was because there was a discussion about the “need” …
On Thursday morning, as I travelled to work, I have to admit that I was not paying full attention to the interviews on the radio. However, one suddenly caught my ear when the reporter told the interviewee, “That’s just crazy”. It turned out that the individual was a football fan …
This week I had a really special day. On Wednesday, I accompanied my wife, Cathy, to Buckingham Palace. She had been invited to a Royal Garden Party in recognition of her 21 years of continuous service as a school governor. It was a fabulous day and one that I will …
Today is “Grand National Day” in the UK. It is the time of year when millions of people with no experience in analysing horse racing place a bet. The Grand National Meeting in Aintree, Liverpool, is expected to receive £500m in bets this year. However, as Coral’s analysis of the …