I have been waiting to upgrade from my iPhone 4S to something notably better. That moment arrives with the appearance of the iPhone 5S and its fancy new operating system and fingerprint technology. It turns out that I can trade in my two-year old iPhone 4S for £175 or so, […]
Down with Oxbridge hegemony: He said: “We are going to have a super Ivy League of Imperial, UCL, LSE, and then Oxbridge won’t be so apart, which must be good for our society. We are already getting towards it.” Dr Hands is Master of Magdalen College School, in Oxford, which […]
You’ll all be pleased to know that at long last you can sign up to one of my lively and memorable Negotiation Skills masterclasses, thanks to the good offices of Guardian MasterClasses: This is an exclusive opportunity to join Charles Crawford in a small group for an intensive workshop that […]
Instapundit is 12 today. He helped create and define the very idea of ‘blogging’. Which in part is why you are reading this. This sort of unflagging effort takes incredible diligence and generosity. Many of Glenn Reynolds’ posts are little more than a link to something of interest (usually to […]
Another day, another attempt to broker a deal betwen Israel and the Palestine Authority, this time with John Kerry leading the charge. Who knows, maybe this one will get somewhere. Perhaps the generalised shambles in Egypt and across the Middle East will create a sense that if there has to […]
The speech at the UN by young Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan is deservedly winning worldwide attention. Full text here. Malala of course would have been dead if Taliban lunatics had had their way: for them she is a “living symbol of the infidels and obscenity”. As it is she was […]
Long time no blog. I am in Warsaw to give masterclasses in Negotiation Skills to Polish officials. I have just spent the best part of an hour dictating into the computer someone fascinating observations on the latest revelations about Western electronic eavesdropping and the renewed political unrest in Egypt. All […]
You’re wondering what I have been up to in May. I have been rushing around like a whirling dervish. Thus: • a presentation on Difficult Conversations to the senior management of a distinguished school • a talk at my old school on Lessons for Life • fielding a group of […]
The latest European Speechwriters Network event in London has passed off well. Many top names from the world of British and wider speechwriting (Phil Collins, Max Atkinson, Martin and Martha Shovel) and others did their stuff. I was pleased to meet Denise Graveline, over from the USA. She has two […]
This is to let everyone know that ADRg Ambassadors LLP is now renamed The Ambassador Partnership LLP with a completely new (and simpler) website. Basically, after I left the FCO and qualified as a professional mediator, the idea emerged of setting up a new and unique distinguished panel of ambassador-mediators. […]
