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Never, if possible, lie down at night without being able to say: I have made one human being at least a little wiser, or a little happier, or at least a little better this day. Do as you would be done by. Micro: pronounced ‘my-kroh’; meaning: extremely small, minute in …

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. It’s pay day for many salaried employees, so today seems an opportune moment to bring up a topic that has been buzzing round my head for a few weeks. A freelance journalist I know, quite a high profile …

Unto the man of yearning thought And aspiration, to do nought Is, in itself, almost an act My placard-waving, DM-and-hoodie-wearing student activist self from my 1980s days at the University of Essex is probably hanging her head in shame.  Why? Because I found myself agreeing with more or less every …

We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. There’s an old saying: Power corrupts, and Absolute Power corrupts absolutely. It’s a phrase that gained traction towards the end of the 19th century when Lord Acton …

Took my Chevvy to the levy, but the levy was dry Use it or lose it. That seems to be the idea behind the Apprenticeship levy at the moment. Or, more accurately I suppose, use it or someone else will. The Levy is, a tax to all intents and purposes, …

The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the rights of the weak that the duty of the strong is comprised. People of my generation spent much of our youth being told that too much TV would addle our brains, give us square eyes …

 In times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one tribe. As we creep ever closer to the edge of the year, there are still so many issues that we thought might …

What would you do, if I sang out of tune Would you stand up and walk out on me Twas the weeks before Christmas, when all through the office, not a creature was stirring, apart from the frantic scurrying of everyone trying to hit a deadline before the customers/suppliers ‘break-up’, …

Money talks, but it don’t sing and dance, and it don’t walk, We are due to have a UK general election sometime in the next 12 months. We know that, it’s the rule that we can’t go for longer than five years without the Westminster circus coming to town again. …

Because the night, belongs to lovers Because the night, belongs to us I’m going to go a bit off-piste here, so bear with me. We’ve been talking a lot in the last few months about the need to improve diversity in the sector, and bring in more women, more people …