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Wildly oscillating headlines accompany what eminent historian Niall Ferguson terms 'Gulf War III'. Wherever you sit on the horseshoe, you likely desire Iran's mullahs to not have nukes, end exporting terror, have their criminal thievery of national assets ceased, stop murdering tens of thousands of peaceful

Blimey. Thought Brexit was put to bed? Think again. My point is not to rehash old misinformation or suture barely healing wounds. I riff on the language of the switch in play by the current UK administration in thrall to Brussels. For they seek closer alignment in the “national interest”

HS2. A byword for rank spec stupidity. From the nation that changed the world with the invention of the train, an abject lesson in how not to specify large projects. In a hotly contested field, this current British shocker elbows its disgraceful money-burning way towards the country's worst.

The title of this post was the number one of six tips for patients I recently read from an insider on how to make the most of your ten-minute slot with a doctor on a fresh ailment. Fortuitously relevant for a prospect that is experiencing business pain, here are a

I fed antirender an actual image of Salesforce Park. https://t.co/GkLLF3aP9M pic.twitter.com/5sIdDup02f — Matt Baran (@mattbaran) December 22, 2025 Many a firm will humblebrag its glossy pro-shot office building. Yet should we know that such image portrayed is merely skin deep. Underneath they may not be

A sibling to my post last month on post- (especially first) meeting doc lag times. Not all emails are created equal. When it comes to those from a prospect, even now thirty years on from experiencing my first such comms, there can be upheaval in a seller's day

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Reese Witherspoon (@reesewitherspoon) Regular readers will know my systems > goals selling spine. Actress Reese Witherspoon just went viral with the short clip above of career advice. Labelled, "Everyone has dreams. Find your talents and chase those. 💕", here'

I recently heard the sage advice of an artist. Her experience was very much that to make a living, it's best to become known for one thing. She used subject matter as example. You get talked about as the painter of say, cows, and you find your community

So there you have it. Science has settled it. When it comes to looking for love, playing it either too keen or too cool turns out counter-productive. I'm surprised reporters on this study didn't jump to the label, Goldilocks. For when given hypothetical scenarios following a

"Introducing “hot-take dating”, the most efficient way to find love today". So stated a twenty-something journalist choosing to use said method on a new date of her own. In the hope of getting if nothing else, then at least a decent article out of it. I know what