One day many years back, whilst doing my MSc, Martin a fellow student from Kenya, asked me where are the “white” people. Slightly bemused I humoured him and replied all around you — just look. Martin persisted and asked me to simply name just one. So I mentioned Les who…

Given the will we can achieve this now — “ The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces.” — — — Maureen Murphy Although half the population of the world is female, across the world on average national parliaments only have 28% women, i.e. …

Naming is important not just in software design but in all walks of life, I recall that song by Johny Cash “A boy named Sue”. …

The European Union White Paper on the Future of Europe, appears somewhat timid, and its five scenarios all are alternative ways of managing the slow and gradual but relentless decline of the European Union as its relative demographic and economic heft diminishes in the world. EU Strategy White Paper With…

The ethnic cleansing that is currently being faced by the estimated 1 million Rohingya living in Myanmar is of course a major tragedy. However sadly such ethnic cleansing episodes are going to happen time and again, because our world is structured in such a way so as to allow it. …