Book review

I hope every Commissioner-designate taped by their government to move to Brussels  reads Tony Blair’s new book “On Leadership”. First up, I am Blairite. This man was key to bringing peace to my homeland, Northern Ireland. When a fellow Labour Party staffer called me ” Blairite scum”, I said “Yes, I am” and took it … Read more

Charles Clover, ‘Rewilding the Sea. How to Save our Oceans‘ I owe Charles Clover a lot. He gave me a trip down memory lane and showed me optimism  is justified. I so enjoyed his other book, The End of Line , that I sent a signed copy to every Commissioner for the summer time reading. … Read more

Cal Newport Slow Productivity If you are a knowldge worker, you’ll like Cal Newport’s latest book. He makes the case for “Slow Productivity” – a philosphy for organising knowdlge work effors in a substainable and meaninful manner, based on 3 principles: Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obess over quality. I’ll just extract … Read more

If you like these videos from the BBC’s ‘Explainer-in-Chief’, you’ll love his book The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence. Here is a recent video. If you want to do something well, look at those who do it well and find out how they do it. And, even better, if they … Read more