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What’s driving Britain’s public sector strikes: it’s all about risk
There’s not much argument about the figures any more. Median public sector pay+benefits: £619/week. Median private sector: £479/wk. Average public sector retirement income: £5,600/yr. Average private...
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How to do meetings
(Repost of an old blog from my former blogging provider!) There’s an expression I use in meetings when people are engaging in wishful thinking instead of solving the problems at hand. When they’ve come...
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The Slow People
Sunshine smiles over a spring-infused London, and the West End is warm and bright for the first time this year. I wander the streets freely, buying a T-shirt here, an Americano there; I am satisfied...
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Oh, Tesco: where did it all go wrong?
After yet another fruitless lunchtime sandwich-search in perhaps the most depressing supermarket I’ve ever been in, I asked the office “Does anyone else think Tesco is going downhill?” Cue more nodding...
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Things you don’t see every day
Something I’ve never seen in ten years as a Londoner: a fully-laden gravel & sandbags open-bed cargo train, with open-platform steering wheel and everything, going through a Tube station! Of...
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Twinings TV campaign: so wrong it’s not even funny
What on earth do the Twinings folk think they’re doing? Their latest commercial’s completely out in Adland. Now, these are beautiful ads (there are three of them). And I’m all for showcasing new...
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Why Nations Fail: not a book review
A great new book provides a useful further confirmation as to why socialism and the left wing in general are wrong: Why Nations Fail, by Darren Acemoglu and James Robinson. (Although the authors, as...
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My life philosophy
– The only person capable of getting anything done is you. – If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space. – Never have anything in your life you...
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When one disused missile silo just isn’t enough
I’ve always had a thing about subterranea, and my Fallout New Vegas Tour last year reawakened an interest in missile silos. There’s a tiny subculture Stateside of people who’ve bought these monuments...
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Queues at Heathrow, Q’s for the unions
Summer’s on the way, and just before a public holiday the news is full of two-hour queues at Heathrow. How convenient… for some. And as usual, Britain’s journalists are completely missing what’s really...
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Adventures in Spread Betting: episode 1
The interesting thing about financial spread betting is just how unlike betting it is. Betting on spreads – where you’re given bid/ask prices by your spread betting provider, and you wager a sum per...
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Iron Sky: don’t mention the…
After a six-month contract that kept me occupied pretty much fulltime, I’m back to being an independent. Working in town and out of suit and tie, this can only mean… the return of sneak-out...
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Chris does Content: change of address
If you’re a Chris does Content customer or partner, please note a change of business address: Chris Worth Chris does Content The Leathermarket 11-13 Weston St London SE1 3ER All other details – phone,...
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New pages on Chris does Content
Since they’re the three things I do, I thought I’d add a page on each: new content at chrisdoescontent.com on each of killer copywriting, information architecture, and data analytics.Filed under: Chris...
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Freestyling: the mark of a true Londoner
It’s not about your ability to delete homeless people from your field of vision. It’s not about having a minimum of three locks on your door, or believing £30 is a reasonable sum to spend on a...
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Goodbye Neil Armstrong
Don’t forget as you read the Sunday obits, folks: all those pictures of the Apollo 11 crew on the Moon are of Buzz. That’s why I thought I’d put a shot of Neil here, reflected in Buzz’s gold visor as...
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Still an insult, no longer an offence
Finally! The word “insulting” has been removed from the UK Public Order Act’s offence of “threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour”. It’s about time: like all laws written with the best of...
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The 99kg challenge
Having just got rid of 80% of my library, I’ve set myself a new challenge: by the end of the year, everything I own will weigh less than 99 kilograms in total. Why? Because it’s refreshing. I’ve always...
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My 1200-ish punch-and-kick workout
An uppercut bag is best for this, allowing both kicks and punches from all positions. I do a bit of Krav Maga, a flexible combat art from Israel. A lot of it’s drawn from boxing, and I like it because...
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Simple solutions to complex problems: target the hardcore criminals
The USA’s “black budget” – the part of security spending outside scrutiny, including the NSA’s spy-on-everyone programmes – is now an incredible $59bn. All of it unaccountable with the figure rising...
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