Dear Bob Crow, give us a break…

As I write, London is yet again under the cosh of a tube strike. It’s a proper pain for me. We have eight guests turning up for a TV studio session – studios which don’t come cheap, and don’t come with a refund, either. I am a huge fan of London’s transport system. Our buses [...]

Vienna in the 1970′s: the whole world in one place

More of a travelogue than a business post today. This week, I have been in Vienna; and was lucky enough to have one of my meetings inside the United Nations complex there. The buildings are pure 1970′s classics, redolent of a conference centre far behind the Iron Curtain. Whether you like them or hate them [...]

My New York Minute

I write to you today from the relative comfort of a fairly good hotel room in New York. Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “Ooh, lookatchoo, jetting around the world like a proper Charles Lindbergh.” Err… no. My time here is truly a catalogue of errors. You couldn’t make it up. I am [...]