Departing Presidents and Prime Ministers

Beware departing presidents and prime minister with legacies to embellish.

Photo Shoots

Never do photo shoots during the Christmas gorging period.

Tents

It is far better to have people inside the tent pissing out, rather than have them outside the tent pissing in.

Quotations

Don't ask people or companies to provide you with a quotation for goods or services, knowing that you do not have the means to pay for them.

Drawing Conclusions

Sometimes it is better to allow a person, or organisation, to draw the correct conclusion at their own pace rather than to force the issue at your pace.

Moral Clarity

Whenever I hear the phrase "moral clarity", I instinctively reach for my revolver.

Sanctions

Sanctions are the most effective method of unifying a country, and strengthening the leadership of that country.

Don't believe me?

Just ask Fidel Castro.

Great Contradictions of The 21st Century

Customer care help centres.

Christmas

Christmas is for wants, not needs.

Delusion

Increasing the number of troops on the ground to try to quell a foreign civil war merely makes matters worse.

Talking Heads

Beware talking heads, who claim to be "experts" on life and events, they are disembodied with no substance,

Faith and Ignorance

Policies driven by faith based analysis and ignorance are doomed to failure.