Ethics are guidelines, sometimes clear, often not so. And “goods”: be good, do all the good you can... All? Heavens! That’s very ambitious. Well, you can see that ethics can be extremely demanding. And practice virtue. This virtue of which I speak; it’s so important because ethics, as I have said, are not a matter of yes or no, but of nuance.

I saw one writer say that labelling is necessary for communication, otherwise it will be a puzzle for anyone to understand what any writer, commentator, politician or citizen stands for.

Emmanuel Macron offers a ray of hope for Europe and the world and after yesterday's vote he appears well placed to be France's next president.

Time is a scarce resource for everybody. That's the case for business leaders anywhere, including those from places stereotyped as time-mindedless (excuse the linguistic liberty!) such as sub-Saharan Africa  (SSA) countries. There's a reason why most leaders in these places have a driver: this way, they can work while in traffic jams. How do these…