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Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton. Many wail that these pair are the most unloved and inept American presidential candidates ever to run. Wherever you sit with their attributes, one thing stands out from their electioneering. Campaigns can spiral out of control when someone throws in a credibility grenade. For Sillary it

Central bankers. Not a species deserving esteem aplenty. Just like their commercial bankster compadres. Yet this past week one of them has railed against over-complex [https://bankunderground.co.uk/2016/10/04/a-cat-a-hat-and-a-simple-measure-of-gobbledygook-how-readable-is-your-writing/] language. Not only does he call it out as unnecessary, he correctly labels it as mostly unreadable.

Boris. How few people are recognised worldwide by their forename mononym alone. From most privileged of educations to indefferent journalistic par excellence to London Mayor to (one such) figurehead of Brexit to the Foreign face of his country. As he shuffles his prosperous frame onto the cushion of his freshly

Yes, I found myself strangely engaged by a live feed of 2016’s first American Presidential Debate. I thought it was pretty tight. Until I was astonished by that flippant remark; “that makes me smart”. In an instant us normals paying our income tax rendered dumb. Still, later I enjoyed

So this week the memoirs of an interviewer were serialised. No ordinary journalist, the man concerned held the crown for most rabid interrogator of politicians in the UK for a fair old while. I was a huge fan of his work in his prime. The nightly show he fronted was

The world is blighted by governmental infrastructure disasters. It’s a wonder anyone ever built anything sometimes. Ghost airports, creaking transport capacity, power outages, misfiring defence systems, crumbling schools and shoddy hospitals. Although that last one is perhaps UK-only. I’ve blogged before about the current lack of a British

Who really cares if your candidate doesn’t know the act at number one in this week’s pop charts? I have no idea what a pint of milk costs today. Even though I can tell you the cost of a cup of coffee anywhere across three continents right now…

Apple launched its latest operating system overhaul this week. As usual, early downloaders suffered ruinous disaster. The update crashing precious phones and pads. They are not alone. I know what it’s like to be unable to book a help/rescue session in-store. Hugely frustrating when it’s the only

83-year old music legend Quincy Jones was back in London. For a Proms opera performance. Trying something new. As if groundbreaking with Count Basie, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson wasn’t enough already. I caught a couple of his BBC interviews. My Sales ear pricked when early on, he uttered