Michael Carberry7 minUp with Capitalism! Up with Regulation of Capitalism!Firstly, the premise that lots of people believe that “capitalism has failed” must be questioned. Of course, there are people in bars...
Richard Pooley5 min“Burn My Love Letters!”Jane, my recently-widowed 95-year old mother-in-law didn’t say exactly “Burn my love letters!”. But close enough...
Lynda Goetz7 minThe Death of Customer Service“Your custom is important to us” the disembodied voice tells you as you’re left hanging on the phone indefinitely...
Michael Carberry4 minThe Falklands War – the benefits of hindsight.In my article in Only Connect on 20 April 2022, The Falklands War – Victory or Catastrophe, I concluded that, taking an objective look...
Vincent Guy6 minHow I started and stopped being a theatre director: Part 1 1963. There I am, 19 years old, convinced, on the strength of one school Shakespeare, that I would be welcomed as god’s gift to...