One headline reported on a last Sunday morning newspaper read, “Theresa May leaves diplomats in ‘disbelief’ after presenting EU leaders with unchanged Brexit demands”. Incredible, you may think after the enormous and indeed, historical, defeat she had suffered in the House of Commons during the week. But is it really incredible or is it […]
Mr. Zuckerberg and his hero, the Emperor Augustus
Recently I saw an article on Facebook’s CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg, and his interest in the classics and especially in the Roman Emperor Augustus, and I have to admit it aroused my curiosity. Before I read the article, I wondered whether Zuckerberg was like many other CEOs who hold the story “Odyssey”, as a […]
The ‘Backstop’ and why it is important
Watching both the BBC news and Sky news the term ‘backstop’ has been discussed practically every night over the last week. Of course, this is referring to the current Brexit negotiations. The term ‘backstop’ has been defined as “a thing placed at the rear of something as a barrier or support”. In December […]
