Whatever Happened to my Faststream Cohort?
Seventeen years ago I joined the Civil Service Fast Stream, in what was then the Department of Trade and Industry(1). I was part of a cohort of 15 of us…
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Ask Me Anything (100 subscribers edition)
Cottleston Cottleston Cottleston Pie,A fly can't bird, but a bird can fly.Ask me a riddle and I replyCottleston Cottleston Cottleston Pie This week this blog hit a key milestone -…
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Answers to Questions
Last week I invited people to 'Ask me Anything' and got some great questions in response, from 'If you lived in America, where would you stand politically?' to 'If you…
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Ask Me Anything
Cottleston Cottleston Cottleston Pie,A fly can't bird, but a bird can fly.Ask me a riddle and I replyCottleston Cottleston Cottleston Pie Ask me anything! Today I will be taking questions…
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Five Playlists
Here's a top tip for blogging: don't commit to a schedule of two posts a week the day before you exchange contracts to move house. With the move happening later…
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No, you are not of ‘greater moral value’
I loathe the expression 'check your privilege' - it serves entirely to silence debate and foster division - but I did have an occasion yesterday when I truly understood the…
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Visions in Exile: An Update
For those who have been waiting a long, long time for the sequel to my first book, Imperial Visions, there is good news! I've hit a key milestone for the…
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2019: Year in Review
2019 was a bit of a crazy year on all fronts. A lot of things happened that weren't predicted and where I ended up at the end was, in many…
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Blogging update
As you may have noticed, blogging has been sparse recently. That was mainly because I was working as a Special Adviser which, in addition to very long hours, also meant…
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My local election result
Unfortunately I was unsuccessful in my attempt to be elected as a Conservative Councillor for my local ward of Panshanger in the Borough of Welwyn Hatfield. Last year the Conservatives…