“Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour” Fidel Castro
Author Archives: Alun Rees
The Monday Morning Quote #394
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. Abraham Lincoln
Oasis. BUPA. Round and round until the music stops….
(Apologies for mixed metaphors) I remember a staple of children’s parties was a game called pass the parcel. In this a present was wrapped in many layers of paper and passed from child to child who were seated in a circle. When the music stopped whoever had the parcel removed a layer of wrapping paper.Continue reading “Oasis. BUPA. Round and round until the music stops….”
The Monday Morning Quote #393
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke
The Monday Morning Quote #392
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Trump Tower Goes Bust in Canada
I try to keep my political views to myself, but some weeks you have to acknowledge what’s happening elsewhere. This story is from my friend Jason Cupp’s newsfeed here. It’s worth a read. A Trump Tower Goes Bust in Canada The failure this week of Trump Toronto showcased a familiar scenario: big promises, glitzy image,Continue reading “A Trump Tower Goes Bust in Canada”
RCS warns of risks of increasing litigation pay-outs
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned that NHS trusts risk facing a dramatic increase in the number of litigation pay-outs made if they do not make changes to the processes they use to gain consent from patients before surgery. The warning comes after a landmark judgment given in a Supreme Court case inContinue reading “RCS warns of risks of increasing litigation pay-outs”
The Monday Morning Quote #391
“Direction is so much more important than speed. Many are going nowhere fast.” Anon…
Ads and Blockers
My friends are fed up of hearing me bang on about digital advertising and (to a certain extent) digital marketing generally. I believe that much of it is smoke and mirrors sold to the unwary with promises of subsequent success which, like all advertising is impossible to measure. The old gag that only half ofContinue reading “Ads and Blockers”
Pharmacists – another endangered species?
The Minister for Community and Social Care (Alistair Burt) spoke in Parliament on 24 May 2016 a few days before he silver tongued the BDA conference with similar words after which I wrote, “Much of his speech we have heard before and it did little to convince me that (NHS) dentistry is anything other thanContinue reading “Pharmacists – another endangered species?”
The Incisal Edge 