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Straight-talking reflections from home and abroad, on business, politics, health and sport
Czech Tennis: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
THE GOOD, PART 2: WELCOME TO A WHOLE NEW [TENNIS] WORLD! I arrived in the then Czechoslovakia in 1990. No need to go into all the details…
Czech Tennis: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
PART ONE: The Good Introduction I grew up in a wealthy country town in the South of England in the 60s and 70s. We didn’t have any money,…
So you think you want to be a writer…
If you are reading this blog, then it may be that you have seen my books or even read one or other of them. My latest one, Look Out, Here…
Women in Business (and Politics)
I have never been much of a ‘women’s libber’. I believe that people doing the same job should be paid the same, whether men, women or…
Invasion of the Food Deliveroos
I and many of my friends are of an age that we regularly find ourselves saying the sort of things that our parents said when we were…
Taxis in Prague and Marbella
This morning, I took a taxi to a meeting on the outskirts of Prague. Needless to say, I booked an Uber, and soon after pressing the button…