đź“• Four Thousand Weeks, by Oliver Burkeman đź“• Book Review.
I thought this book would be about time management. And it kind of is. But it turned out to be more of a philosophy and mindfulness read than the usual tips on the best ways to pack as much as possible into each day. I always valued time over money, which I thought was a […]
Coronavirus Budget 2020 – Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures
Even before Rishi Sunak delivered the “Coronavirus Budget 2020” – his first budget as Chancellor of The Exchequer – we already had a set of extraordinary circumstances. His appointment as Chancellor following the resignation of Sajid Javid on 13th February 2020 was one of those. Javid resigned after Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle. He had rejected […]
What do football and learning have in common?
I can remember crying, hiding behind the sofa in July 1990. England had just lost on penalties in the football World Cup semi-final to West Germany. My new hero, England’s Paul Gascoigne was crying too. Although one of the most talented footballers of his generation, he would be running laps of football pitches in training, […]
Does increasing public sector pay actually cause inflation?
The UK government has announced public sector pay rises of between 5% and 7% for public sector workers. Whether or not these rises will be accepted is yet to be seen. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 8.7% in the 12 months to April 2023, down from 10.1% in March. This means that the […]