[Image courtesy of Avaaz at Flickr Creative Commons] It’s easy to be wise after the event. And when the event is as earth-shattering as last week’s UK general election result, a lot of people wise up very quickly indeed. Because […]

[Image courtesy of Eric at Flickr Creative Commons] I was chatting a few weeks back with a friend of a friend who’s relaunching his website. He’s spending a small fortune on design, but that’s OK, because he’s making a large […]

A few weeks ago, I got itchy feet – again. This time, I decided to visit my friend S in Milan. He and I used to do an Italian/English conversation swap when he lived here in Cambridge, and we’ve remained […]

[Image courtesy of DEMOSH at Flickr Creative Commons] Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, we’re heading for another general election here in the UK. It’s the the third time in just over two […]

[Image courtesy of Barry W at Flickr Creative Commons] “Are you a Grammar Nazi?” asked somebody I connected with on WhatsApp, after I picked him up on a mistake. I’ll have to way the options up, he’d written. I tried to […]