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Author Archives: Brian Luff
There’s three in a pair, right?
A while ago, I took a “10% off” voucher with me to Halfords. I bought an item with a marked price of £30. At the checkout, I was served by a young man whose badge identified him as the Store … Continue reading
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Humbug
Jeremy Corbyn tonight criticised Theresa May’s cuts to policing in the run up to last night’s London Bridge attacks in a strongly worded speech. He said Labour would take “whatever action is necessary” to ensure the safety of citizens, adding: … Continue reading
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The New Case for Gold
If global uncertainty has got you thinking about the increasing likelihood of another economic meltdown, you may be interested to read Jim Rickards’ The New Case for Gold (here’s the Amazon link). Rickards, of course, is not alone in recommending that … Continue reading
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Too many bells and whistles?
Last week saw the 50th anniversary of my driving licence (or, more accurately) the day I passed my driving test. In those days I used to view drivers who displayed the grille-badge of the Company of Veteran Motorists (founded in … Continue reading
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Better business education
A friend, who’s the MD of a tech company, is in the good habit of engaging regularly with his staff. In collecting feedback from a recent staff meeting, ready for the next, he saw that several senior engineers wanted to know what … Continue reading
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I’m writing a novel…
There. I’ve said it. It feels like a confession at Alcoholics Anonymous. I’ve often thought about writing a novel, and now I’m of retirement age I have a lifetime of experience upon which to draw, and more time to spend … Continue reading
How close are we to Molenbeek?
Teun Voeten is a cultural anthropologist and war photographer who lived in Molenbeek for nine years until, in 2014, he could stand it no longer and left. The article he wrote after the Paris bombings in November last year is … Continue reading
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Forgiveness – a life lesson
Someone could spend a year writing a novel to illustrate the life lesson that was encapsulated in an extraordinary obituary in The Times this week. The subject was one Tom Tate, who died at the age of 98 on 19th … Continue reading
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Use a good bike lock!
The U-lock obviously did its job well, but perhaps it wasn’t wise to park outside Halfords in Eastleigh in the first place. Fortunately, the tea leaves mustn’t have had a crank removal tool with them, otherwise it could have been a lot worse.
Old donkeys…
I thought that ‘grade inflation’ was a feature of school and university exam results, but I’ve found another example where the desire to encourage has overwhelmed common sense. In the past few months I’ve spent a fair amount of my … Continue reading
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