Thursday, 27 August 2015

The Butcher, the Baker and the Barrister: The way things were they will not be.

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  In July of this year an exceptionally fine pair of candlesticks called the Cremorne Candelabra sold at Christie’s for just un...
Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Tied up in knots and choked by choice - Why less is more.

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I have just moved house.  Notorious for inclusion among the three Ds of devastating stress: Divorce, Death and Decamping.  It must be a ne...
Friday, 7 August 2015

How to be a witness: Good Looks & Fleeting Glances

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We do not teach children to be witnesses.   It is not surprising therefore that the quality of witnesses varies enormously.   As patients...
Thursday, 16 July 2015

The Shame Game: Why sorry is not the hardest word.

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Why do the Royal Family still dress like this ?   Is it because formal military dress is smarter than civilian clothing?   Is it because...
Friday, 10 July 2015

Orange Is The New Black: Why prison never goes out of fashion.

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As we have known for decades if it’s not happening on TV it is not happening at all and so it is that Orange Is The New Black (OITNB) has ...
Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Seeing the sea: The places all children should see & be seen

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Hillary Clinton is credited with bringing to mass attention the proverbial concept that it takes a village to raise a child.   Some peopl...
Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Operation Crumbling Edifice - Why legal aid cuts imperil us all

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London is in the midst of a huge emergency services training exercise defiantly codenamed Strong Tower complete with firemen wearing tho...