The Weight of Expectation

Here I consider whether quantum physics is the bridge we need between faith and science.

I've always loved ships

Despite most of our trade moving by sea, and the World becoming ever more dangerous, we aren't really independent when it comes to shipping.

The Insurer of State

Why don't we have a sibling to the Bank of England? Why don't we create an Insurer of State? Well, if you want something done, you've got to do it yourself. So, I did.

Chime - Ambush at Lake Cairnock

Chime is an antihero living on an Earth-like planet called Hell. This chapter is a battle early on in the book.

Common denominators in faith

Faith has fascinated me far more since I became a parent. I have always had it - but mine has been entirely congruent with the possibility that is isn't saying what many think it says...

If there isn't a heaven

A little girl died recently from my son and daughter's nursery. I wrote this in honour of them.

The Cleverest Squirrels

A story I wrote to attempt to explain insurance to younglings. I don't think it works, but hey.. the idea is a good acorn.

Woozlies

This is a story I wrote for my youngest son. His nickname in our family is... Woozlie Bear! Yes, he was a super cuddly toddler!

Corvus: The Last Ravens of Westerly

A dank and windy day in the Westerly heralded the arrival of darker times. Wings flapped and dozens of caws filled the winter sky - each traced with a panicked cloud of hot breath from the many beaks of the Twisted Feather Rooks. A magpie had been sighted on a nearby pine.

Ocean Solar, Battery Ships and a Windy issue.

As the new British government begins its drive to hit Net Zero targets, I've considered where would be best for the UK to place solar farms. Spoiler - it isn't on fields and land.

Hurry up and Space!

I listen to quite a variety of podcasts, often get drawn towards futurology, science and sci-fi. One of the subjects I find most fascinating is the universe - and life.

The England Way

In many ways it's the best job in Global Football - in others it's a poison chalice. As the bookies sharpen their chalk for odds on who's next into the breach, might it be time to pause for breath and think bigger picture?

Ideas

No Better, No Worse

Your personal wisdom is the thing you need to police the most. We all have an ego. Control it.

Creative Writing

Heaven Asunder

In which Ethos, the newest archangel, is left with the home guard and has to defend heaven.

Policy

The problem with Domains

Time the regulators stepped in to clean this vital part of the digital supply chain up, once and for all.

Venture

That time I lost my voice

When burn out catches up with you, you get that health is your biggest continued professional development goal.

Venture

Pricing Agency - do insurers have it all wrong?

Insurers might be pricing capacity all wrong with their distribution partners. Let's explore.

Policy

Helicopter cash for Science

Could we print capital for invention - for pure applied science?

Venture

Warboard

I love board games - so I invented one. It's been a great adventure. Support now.

Ideas

There are 3 Types of People

There are three types of people, in my experience. (Do please note, we're all individuals, this is just shorthand for strategic mindset...)

Creative Writing

Arctic Survey

When time is of the essence, you'll send whatever assets you have to get to an anomaly first...

Ideas

Moss Poles

It took a walk in the local forest to notice that moss had not only adhered to tree bark but, over time, crept its way upwards towards the canopy. Could this hardy, soft non-vascular flowerless plant be a tool in our battle with carbon?

Policy

Universal Voting

Democracy prides itself on empowering its citizens with suffrage - in a real time information environment, why hasn't democracy been increase and innovated?

Ideas

Seawater + Phytoplankton

I don't know why, but I got interested in plankton - it is a carbon capture life form. What if...?