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Girls and Toys
Whenever my dad or relatives came back from trips to London, the trademark thick white plastic bag with its pictures of soldiers in red coats and black bearskin hats meant only one thing – a gift from Hamleys. In my case this usually meant a box of magic tricks, more Hot Wheels cars to add [...]
Carnival
A lovely weekend, topped off by the Carnival – Europe’s largest and second only to Brazil (I am faithfully informed by the interwebs). The riots have meant that the carnival, much like London in recent weeks, was slightly more subdued than in the past. But good cheer, colourful costumes and fiery jerk chicken made for [...]
On a sunny afternoon in Barcelona
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Sunny Spring Mornings
Happiness is equilibrium. Shift your weight. Equilibrium is pragmatic. You have to get everything into proportion. You compensate, rebalance yourself so that you maintain your angle to the world. When the world shifts, you shift. – Tom Stoppard
From Dodge v. Ford to triple bottom lines
A business corporation is organized and carried on primarily for the profit of the stockholders. The powers of the directors are to be employed for that end. – Dodge v. Ford Motor Company (Mich. 1919) The principle that a company is run for the benefit of its shareholders is one that has been enshrined in [...]
