Andrew RollasonBookcases, Buffets and Bureaus in the Big Blue HouseFrom the Book of Ingvar, Chapter 3: There are three things the masses will spend hours walking past; four that they simply have to…May 20, 2015May 20, 2015
Andrew RollasonStreaky PoliticsOne of the really strange things about humans is that we are pattern seekers. We tend to see patterns in data sets, even if those pieces of…Apr 13, 2015Apr 13, 2015
Andrew RollasonIs IS A Country?I want to set aside the murderous and barbarous nature of the Islamic State (IS) for the moment and attempt to answer a question set for me…Apr 9, 2015Apr 9, 2015
Andrew RollasonDo I Know You?Moving forth and back across this massive conurbation we call Sydney, as I do ten times a week, it is probably inevitable that I’m going to…Mar 25, 2015Mar 25, 2015
Andrew RollasonTop Gear Mark IIII think that it’s probably fair to say that Top Gear on the BBC has probably come to the end of its run, in the most inglorious but not…Mar 18, 2015Mar 18, 2015
Andrew RollasonIt’s Good To Be Good But It’s Not Good To Say “Good”.A client came to see us this recently and as most meetings begin, a series of relatively meaningless salutations are exchanged; including…Mar 11, 2015Mar 11, 2015
Andrew RollasonWe Killed The MockingbirdAs I was heading off to work this morning* (reading Honore De Balzac’s “Old Man Goriot”) I noticed a high school kid in his blazer and…Mar 6, 2015Mar 6, 2015
Andrew RollasonThe First Casualty of WarOn the 4th of August 1914; after the great powers of Europe had finally decided that their differences were irreconcilable, the master…Mar 3, 2015Mar 3, 2015
Andrew RollasonBradfield’s Plan vs NSW’s Not Planning At AllJohn Jacob Bradfield or “Job” (to rhyme with bob — from John and Jacob), was an ex-Queenslander who move to Sydney because Sydney was it…Mar 3, 2015Mar 3, 2015