If you read last week’s note I do apologise for just how whiny and self indulgent it was. I was feeling very unwell and actually underestimated the extent that had laid me low. A week later and I am still flattened and if I had a lick of sense I’d have taken the whole week…

Bloody hell I am tired as I write this. Not for the first time New York has inspired me to push my limited fitness and failing body past anything it is used to. I’ve averaged just around 20,000 steps a day when I’m lucky to manage 5,000 in a normal day at home (and recently…

I am in danger of overdosing on optimism. Ben is right – not bad for week one. So many sensible decisions and appointments I am getting overwhelmed and am genuinely suffering from FOMO as I see opportunities to get stuck in on new Missions with new Ministers. …and somehow England are in another final! This…

Hello from my very nice hotel room in very rainy Manchester. I’m up here for Open Data Camp ~ where I made a cameo today just to check in but attended a few sessions yesterday, caught up with some friends, totally failed to properly put up the TPX stand and generally had a fine time.…