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2021 – Good riddance!
For the first time in my life I am looking forward to seeing Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham on telly...
Flat fizz
Much has been made of the reduction in duty for sparkling wines, including Champagne, in the Budget last week. Until...
It's a bad news week ... again!
“What information consumes is rather obvious. It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a...
NOT A LETTER FROM LINLITHGOW
Last month I said that I was taking a wee break from Letter from Linlithgow. Isn’t it funny that when...
Fears for souvenirs
“A pessimist is one who sees a disaster in every opportunity. An optimist sees opportunity in every disaster” John D...
Probability and the three bricks
“I’m not young enough to know everything” Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) “If you eat, invest and think according to what the...
What’s in a name?
Changing a brand seems to be a rite of passage for businesses. There are countless examples such as Marathon becoming...
We need to get back to reality
It was just before Christmas that I sent the last of these missives and what has happened since then? Not...
Helping you to make it thro the night
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in...
Not a time for cold feet
“The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving”...
When will they ever learn?
“The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself” - Peter Thiel...