URSABLOG: Buyer’s Remorse
Why is it that sometimes we do things which are not in our best interests? And even when our actions bring about the results that others have warned us to be afraid of, we double d
URSABLOG: Hope And Blame Are Not Strategies
Hope is a wonderful thing, it is the thing with feathers and dies last. Blame is not so good: it is destructive and by trying to avoid it not only do we make mistakes, we also cann
URSABLOG: Change, From The Top Down
The Report on the Work of the Government, delivered by Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Third Session of the 14th National People’s Congress on 5th March is an impressive – and
URSABLOG: Nothing Gold Can Stay
The sun didn’t really manage to shine through the clouds today, and was too weak to burn off the belts of morning mist that were wrapped around the hillsides. We were enshrouded
URSABLOG: When Doves Cry
When the temperature gets a little warmer, and spring looks as though it will finally arrive, the battle begins once again, and this year – in the spirit of the times perhaps –
URSABLOG: Ultimately Beneficial
This week I was forced to listen to myself for over forty minutes talk about something I really should know something about. I was invited by Justin Hayden Miller to speak on his P
URSABLOG: Lost In Wonderland
The world seems to be changing at an alarming rate, and it is hard to keep up with developments. I am increasingly bewildered by the pace of change, as though as much as possible i
URSABLOG: Biting The Hand That Feeds It
Well, it really seems to be happening now. On Friday the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published an invitation on their website for comments from the publ
URSABLOG: The Art Of The Deal?
Let’s just say I’m not that impressed by President Trump’s negotiating skills, but it’s not like he cares what I, or indeed most other people on the planet, think. Threaten
URSABLOG: Presenting Stories
On Friday afternoon – at the end of an eventful and tiring week – Dionysios, our head of research, and I were sitting looking at a presentation we are cooking together for a me