Internet Psychologist
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 …
The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, made a sudden and unusual statement to the nation yesterday evening. The trigger for this speech appeared to be the election of George Galloway as an MP by the people of Rochdale. The Prime Minister is obviously no fan of Mr Galloway and it …
The Speaker of the House of Commons got himself into a bit of bother this week. Parliament descended into chaos as politicians were angry that the Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, had changed procedures against tradition. Nobody actually mentioned the fact that these “traditions” were only set up in 1979 and …
There was much sadness in the UK this week when one of the nation’s most-loved radio presenters died suddenly. Steve Wright had been a fixture on the airwaves for over 40 years. He started on BBC Radio One, before moving to BBC Radio Two. Even though his show was in …
Much of this week in the UK has been dominated by the unedifying display of men talking about how big things are. Male politician, after male politician, was lining up on TV and radio to predict the size of the majority of votes their side was likely to get. They …