Blowing away Schumpeter’s gale

Appetite for destruction When I trained as an accountant a handful of our clients still maintained their records in a handwritten ledger, whereas today you can scan a receipt into your phone and post an according book entry in real time. Some things don't change so easily - I'm still… full article

Gone to the dogs

Days at the races As a teenager I use to go up to Romford dog track on Friday nights for a bit of a drink and a punt. If you could be bothered to wander track-side there were on-course bookies, but as mug punters we normally stayed in the bar… full article