The author is a former BBC broadcaster and producer, and one of the founding editors of Newsline.
Dear all, Hot desking must surely be one of the most odious office organisation systems created in the 20th century. Hot desking is an office...
Dear All, I am a great admirer of both Leonardo di Caprio and Martin Scorsese, but I have to say their latest film, The Wolf of Wall Street, is an...
Dear all, If you haven’t heard of Amy Chua, it’s likely you missed out on all the debate that her 2011 book on parenting started and all...
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Dear All, It’s been interesting to see that it took the killing of a high profile, anti-terrorist cop to jolt the general public into the...
Dear all, A recent article by a right wing commentator who is also a civil servant, has had me musing on how extremely polarised Pakistan’s...
Dear all, As this year draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on success and failure, morality and priorities. Time for me to bang on about...
Dear All, If you subscribe to environmental or anti big-business activism, then be afraid. Be very afraid. A report by the Center for Corporate...
Omar Shahid Hamid’s debut novel, The Prisoner, is an astonishing work: not only is it a fast paced, unpretentious and politically insightful...
Dear all, Five years ago the world watched in horror as armed men attacked Mumbai’s Taj Hotel and turned the place into a war zone. For three...
