If you could only have one of the following, which would you choose? £500k; or greater awareness to a cause close to your heart; or to inspire others to greatness? This week I read one of those ‘great-news-stories’ that pop up every once in a while.  An 11-year-old boy slept in a tent in his back garden for 365 days, the purpose was to raise money for a hospice after fundraising events were cancelled due to covid. After he had done the entire year under canvas, he had raised £500k; he had raised awareness of the cause; and he has become

Had Columbus feared losing sight of the shore, he would never have encountered the Americas.  Indeed he would never have had the courage to set sail. Now for some illustrative poetic licence. Constantinople – “The city has fallen; we are overrun by an army which pays no heed to world order.” Genoa, not long after – “The trade of the Silk Road is under threat; commerce that was hitherto lucrative is now thrown into uncertainty and disarray. We must adapt if we are to survive this level of cross-border disruption.  The sea route around Africa whilst long and expensive remains