Author Archives: chairman

I am getting increasing numbers of requests for books to recommend to people, and so I thought I would start to blog about it – and link directly to the books I mention through Amazon so that if someone does … Continue reading →

I use one of these at work: why? – mainly because life is too short for revolting instant coffee! Over the years I have developed a distaste for the instant muck and now drink proper, ground, organic Fair Trade coffee … Continue reading →

I cannot begin to describe how much the election of Barack Obama has moved me – and I am white! The country that fought a war over slavery – the country where black people had to fight on the streets … Continue reading →

I get a profound shock of savage joy every time a black British athlete wins a gold medal at the Olympics, and then proudly grabs a Union Jack and does a victory lap with it – such as Christine Ohuruogu’s … Continue reading →

Did you see the news article about a load of racist graffiti being sprayed all over a block of flats? Well, these flats are known to me and I thought I would not let a bunch of racists twats get … Continue reading →

Did anyone else catch the Gadget Show last night? It provided an absolute masterclass in online marketing. The presenters were given a challenge of “achieve online fame in three weeks flat”. The first presenter – Suzi – went to an … Continue reading →

I have finally faced my deep cynicism with mainstream, existing political parties and joined the Green Party. The existing political parties are too in debt to established big business interests and will not – and can not – take the … Continue reading →

Birmingham Freecycle now has over eleven thousand people in it! That’s just incredible!! I heard about Freecycle back in October ’04 and thought it was such a great idea; when I came to check if there was a Birmingham UK … Continue reading →

I attended the Birmingham Strategic Partnership consultation event last night at Think Tank on the Birmingham Climate Change Action Plan. Whilst I was there I hooked up with Birmingham Friends of the Earth and volunteered and also shamelessly plugged Birmingham … Continue reading →