Blog index

An almost complete listing of blogs ordered by subject.  All blogs.

‘Fake news’

23 december 2016  Getting the news wrong—1

Personal development

18 july 2016  Stages of a relationship—summary
3 june 2016  It’s vital to have the right attitude in interview
24 may 2016  Four misconceptions about applying for a job
26 march 2016  Why it’s not necessary to believe God doesn’t exist
18 may 2015  Why try to motivate someone?
23 april 2015  Why it isn’t worth atheists engaging with religionists
20 april 2015  Why don’t some people want to change?
11 may 2015  Why soft skills are important
4 march 2015  Why is the public apparently uninterested in mental illness?
20 september 2014  Why is it difficult to practise EI?
26 july 2014  Employability: why are students not engaged?
11 july 2014  “How is EQ different from IQ?”
28 june 2014  Mistake in NLP shock horror
11 june 2014  How to sing in a choir—3:  How to prepare for a concert
8 june 2014  How to sing in a choir—2:  What is a chorus master?
6 june 2014  How to sing in a choir—1:  All about singers
4 may 2014  Why are many people unhappy at work?
1 april 2014  Food can improve EI
9 march 2014  Great, or what?
16 january 2014  Look back at anger
27 october 2013  Guilt: the gift that just keeps giving
11 october 2013  Money makes the world go round?
29 july 2013  Golf—solution for world peace?

Communication

11 september 2017  Is hate speech free speech?
28 august 2017  How to reduce online hate
14 may 2016  Ten things Radio 4 should do better
6 may 2016  Eight things the Guardian should do better
24 april 2016  Free speech nailed—2
15 april 2016  Free speech nailed
21 june 2015  Goslingitis
10 december 2014  A history of ideas
17 october 2014  “No problem” is a problem
5 september 2014  Games people play on LinkedIn—2: Bring it on!
28 june 2014  Mistake in NLP shock horror
14 june 2014  Games people play on LinkedIn—1: Expert
26 may 2014  Comprehensively shooting yourself in the foot
31 january 2014  You can’t read all about it
11 november 2013  What are words coming to?
10 october 2013  Why is a speaker like a pianist?
16 september 2013  Ladies and gentlemen…
30 august 2013  Why is email marketing so poor?
20 july 2013  Quote? Unquote

Small businesses

10 march 2018  High or low price? High or low volume?
30 august 2017  Good questions?  Good answers?
20 february 2016  Shooting yourself in the foot—2
13 june 2015  Why you can’t “measure” customer service
12 may 2015  No business needs a unique selling proposition
16 april 2015  How not to interview job applicants—1
13 april 29015  Stop selling!—2: Be clear who it’s about
25 march 2015  Elevator speeches: NO!!
1 december 2014  Branding—is there a point?
25 august 2014  How can my business deliver above average service?
20 june 2014  The twenty first century chamber of commerce
26 may 2014  Comprehensively shooting yourself in the foot
26 may 2014  What businesses need to learn from Nigel Farage
2 march 2014  How do you know it’s worked?
28 january 2014  Scope creep
19 october 2013  Just be yourself!
30 august 2013  Why is email marketing so poor?

Corporations

31 january 2016  The one about Tesco
28 january 2016  How to run a customer call centre
23 december 2015  Thomas Cook. Don’t book it
28 november 2015  Talk talk. Don’t bother
20 february 2015  Why call centres can’t, won’t and don’t help you
17 october 2014  “No problem” is a problem

Health sector

13 october 2017  Homeopathy
29 april 2016  Quackery
13 february 2016  Hunt v doctors—3
12 february 2016  Hunt v doctors—2
11 february 2016  Hunt v doctors
8 december 2015  How the NHS handles complaints: does the ombudsman nail it?
4 march 2015  Why is the public apparently uninterested in mental illness?
5 september 2013  NHS reform: missing something fundamental
10 august 2013  Friends and family test: could do better
17 july 2013  NHS special measures: making the right diagnosis
4 july 2013  Compassionate care

Education

3 may 2016  «If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it»—true? [on school tests]
14 march 2014  Fifty seven big things it would be useful for children to learn

Society

12 september 2017  An extraordinary proposal… to solve the UK’s immigration problem
4 july 2017  Quitting leadership before you’ve even started [Tim Farron’s resignation]
4 july 2016  How politicians let us down
13 may 2016  UK’s migrant problem solved at a stroke
1 december 2015  Speed awareness courses—driving in the wrong direction?
23 april 2015  Why it isn’t worth atheists engaging with religionists
20 march 2015  Let’s be clear about politicians’ purposes
24 november 2014 Save our climate?—unlikely
8 november 2014  Poppies
28 august 2014  Lord Digby Jones’ covenant: would it work?
2 may 2014  “Oh, what a beautiful mornin’”
10 july 2013  Are referendums democratic?
25 june 2013  Harassment v free speech

EU referendum aftermath and ‘brexit’

23 july 2017  Why brexit won’t happen―3: What could possibly go wrong?
23 july 2017  Why brexit won’t happen―2: Twelve serious problems
15 july 2017  Why brexit won’t happen―1
5 july 2016  Why Mr Jeremy Corbyn would be advised to go
29 june 2016  EU referendum blog:  how did I do?
28 june 2016  Buyer’s remorse
26 june 2016  Why Jeremy Corbyn failed
24 june 2016  What happens next?
19 june 2016  Too many rotten apples
26 february 2016  Why the UK’s EU referendum is undemocratic
20 march 2015  Let’s be clear about politicians’ purposes

EU referendum, 2016

31 may 2016  EU referendum—7:  How to decide how to vote
27 may 2016  EU referendum—6: Does the EU manage cross-state situations well?
22 may 2015  EU referendum—5:  Does the EU manage its finances well?
2 may 2016  EU referendum—4:  is the EU democratic?
30 april 2016  EU referendum—3:  another shambles looming
1 march 2016  EU referendum—2:  is the UK the “fifth largest economy” in the world?
29 february 2016  EU referendum—1:  the money the UK pays the EU

Scottish referendum, 2014

24 september 2014  Referendum: Clearing up the mess—3: the «West Lothian question»
23 september 2014  Referendum: Clearing up the mess—2: the «Barnett formula»
22 september 2014  Referendum: Clearing up the mess—1: the numbers
9 september 2014  Scottish referendum: what a shambles
18 august 2014  How should Scotland vote?

updated 13 september 2017