Feb 6: The Things We Were Asked To Do At Work
I was talking with my wife Joan today about some of the menial tasks we were both asked to do during our working careers. Read More
Feb 23: Liquidation of Austin Australia
In January 2004, when it became clear that the company would not survive, my colleagues and I lived in hope that we we would receive a substantial proportion of our entitlements. None of us imagined we would have to wait more than eight years to get something from the Liquidator. It finally arrived this week, the "first and final priority dividend to former employees."
Read MoreOct 15: Life in an MP's Office
Jul 1: What's a Friendship Worth?
No-one I know would ever give something away and then have the temerity to persistently demand it back – or so I thought. Read More
Aug 6: There are lawyers... and then there are the rest of us
I always used to think that barristers and judges look loopy in their anachronistic wigs and gowns. Read More
Jul 9: You can stop the music
When the odds are stacked against you, never give up. Read More
