Today, I am attending the launch party for a very timely and much needed book called “Your Ethical Business” by Paul Allen (Amazon UK) I met Paul a few weeks ago at an event for Social Entrepreneurs and we immediately had a great connection. Paul’s...
This is one of my house plants which has just flowered in the last week and has some most beautiful but delicate pinkish white flowers. What a great way to celebrate Spring which is here for sure. However this plant is called Christmas Cactus as it flowers every...
In the UK, it has now been illegal to use your mobile handset whilst driving since December 2003, but I still see so many drivers every day not heeding the law. Last week, on a short journey of just a couple of miles, I must have passed at least half a dozen drivers...
This evening I am lucky enough to be at a talk by Professor Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2004. Professor Maathai, an environmentalist and also Kenya’s deputy environment minister, was the first African woman and environmentalist to win the...
One of my key areas of interest has always been how we as individuals and groups can improve the world. To me it is all about addressing how we live our lives and the impact we have on everything and everyone around us, both locally and globally. After all, a...
I recently received one of those emails which really warms your heart and inspires you with the kindness and self sacrifice some people put in for others. I met my friend Ivan at his farewell party when he left London for Uganda in August 2005. He has now been there...
