I've given up email. Well, almost. At the weekend I set up one of those auto-reply messages, informing my correspondents that I would no longer be checking my emails, and that instead they might like to call or write, as we used to in the olden days.

The idea of a government is to create an ordered, willing work force where there's no trouble. I think idlers are generally seen as potentially dangerous because they're asking questions.

The world's richest half billion people - that's about seven per cent of the global population - are responsible for fifty per cent of the world's emissions.

Doing something you enjoy at times of your own choosing and making a living from it: now tell me, is that work?

When the day comes, I remember how much I loathe flying. I seethe at the humiliation of airport security checks.

When walking you see things that you miss in a motor car or on the train. You give your mind space to ponder.

It will soon be difficult to put up a shelf without a degree in shelf putting up.