I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
What seems a long time ago, the European Commission tabled two proposals for Endocrine Disruptor Criteria. One for biocides and one for pesticides. From the start, the Commission wanted a joined up approach. They just want the same regulatory approach taken for pesticides, biocides, and indeed for anything else. It has not been easy getting … Read more
At nearly 47, I don’t get impressed easily. This morning reading the Economist, in the Europe section, I saw an excellent advertisement. It was an advertisement by android. Here it is. It’s part of a series of stories android are telling. https://www.android.com/everyone/stories/ The self same ad popped up in twitter (micro-targeting … Read more
Ray Dalio writes in “Principles” about his diagnoses with cancer. In Chapter 3, ‘Be Radically Open-Minded’, he writes about after being told he had a few months to live, he was finally given the all clear. He writes about how he got through that experience, and how he deploys many of the models in the … Read more
John Gummer’s article in today in the Guardian shows a master negotiators hand. Britain got its way in the EU when it mattered – I know, I was there For ease of reference I have pasted it below. I have known John Gummer since my school days in a Roman Catholic school in Suffolk, … Read more