The climax of the latest season of Line of Duty felt like a throwback to the analogue age of home entertainment. The era when you had five channels to choose from, ropey picture quality and, if you stayed up very late, a glimpse of Test Card F (the one with…

So the Portuguese maestro has done it again. Within three weeks of being sacked by Tottenham, Jose Mourinho has been appointed boss of A.S. Roma. One man’s poison is another man’s elixir. And how fitting that the ultimate football circus relocates to Rome. Daniel Levy and the Tottenham board are…

This month saw an Italian employee rumbled for not having turned up to work. For 15 years! He still collected his full pay, taking away €538,000 from the Ciaccio hospital in Catanzaro. He wasn’t the first to do this. A council driver and gardener in the Spanish town of Jerez…

Over the past few weeks, the country has been remembering HRH, The Duke of Edinburgh, who died at the age of 99. A mainstay of the Royal Family for the past seventy years, his departure felt like a watershed moment. Not just for the Queen, with questions about how long…

Did you know that most species of mayfly survive for only one day? One genus, the dolania americana, lasts just five minutes. This is only marginally shorter than the lifespan of the proposed European Super League, which collapsed dramatically this week. To recap, twelve top European clubs, including six from…

This is a deceptively tricky question. We have to consult Goldilocks for the answer. While she was busy ransacking the three bears’ home, she quickly determined whether things were too hard, too soft or just right. She would be a natural strategist and asset to any start-up (providing you gave…

It is an unfortunate truth that we spend our lives in conflict. Think about it. Unless someone is standing outside waiting to give us everything we ever likely to want, then we have to struggle to achieve our goals. We must strive to overcome all the obstacles that fate throws…

That is the question that came to mind when we read the UK Government’s new security review, called Global Britain in a competitive age. It was quickly followed by others: is this the right strategy for the UK? When and how will we know? Is it deliverable? And if the…

Last week there was an interesting survey finding: only 54% of UK 18 to 23 year olds are exclusively attracted to those of the opposite sex. This compares to 66% Millennials, 76% of Generation X (clearly not living up to their name), and 81% of Baby Boomers. A parallel survey…