Playing With Knives

Internet education is, admittedly, a wide-ranging subject. But I can see benefits for teenagers of all abilities and backgrounds, and with all sorts of talents, understanding how to use the internet’s abundance of opportunities to help build themselves a life...

Inbetweener

Let’s say you have a teenage son or daughter. Let’s say that teenager is old enough to get a job and that it might be a good idea that he or she starts to earn some money. Let’s say there’s a bit of ‘resistance’ to the idea....

Crash and Burn

Who’s running the show? Politically, as a nation, we’re in limbo. Theresa May’s Brexit strategy plan omniclusterfuckshambles has well and truly crashed and burned. Our political situation is related to this blog because this blog is related to:...

Cars

How much money does a car insurance company make on a policy for a young, male driver? None. They make their money on such policies by taking their insured drivers’ premiums and investing on the money markets. But some some young, innovative insurance companies,...

Mirror in the Bathroom

The music world has lost another great: Ranking Roger, vocalist with The Beat. Here’s a shortened version of the Mirror in the Bathroom chapter from my book for young teens, Mr Lizard*: Before the internet, everyone read newspapers. Kids would get a job at a...