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For God's Sake, Stop Talking Like That!
The author enters the verbal and literary space and reflects on the use of sub-optimal and procedurally unnecessary information distribution vectors and…
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How to ask yourself for a holiday
In which the author reflects on an under-discussed aspect of self-employment; who do you talk to about time off?
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Read this before emailing your new MP!
In which the author offers some free advice to chew over before getting in touch with the Westminster intake of 2024.
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Hoping my new boss knows what he's doing
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Trying not to make a complete job hunt of it
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When Disappointing Children is Hilarious
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Why I write...mostly
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Self-Employment
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After Twenty-Five Years, Does Fight Club Still Matter?
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Self-Employment
Still newly self-employed, the author reflects on the best advice in the universe not related to knowing where your towel is.
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Podcast 1: Hoping my new boss knows what he's doing
After some time to think about what's next, the author reflects on going solo as a small business offering political communications with a refreshing…
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Hoping my new boss knows what he's doing
After some time to think about what's next, the author reflects on going solo as a small business offering political communications with a refreshing…
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Saving English
Our language defines us. So why is it used so badly by those who should know better?
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The best little bookshop in Edinburgh
The author invites you to join him on a spontaneous trip to his favourite bookshop in Scotland's capital city, Bassington's.
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You are surrounded by miracles
From the mug on your desk to the large hadron collider, the modern world is so beautiful that it's a bona fide miracle.
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Trying not to make a complete job hunt of it
In a personal reflection, the author finds himself jobless but not hopeless.
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