Dr Martin James

Having been home working and not entirely happy in my job over the last 12 months, I cannot deny that a glass or two at the end of the day has served as a crutch. I’ve been reluctant to replenish as I go, ill-at-ease at the prospect of spending on this category when I could…

This week I’ve had a great job offer, the death of a car battery, a puncture (once I got the car going), and my most stressful work day in recent times (15 hours long door to door to boot). The sick joke in all of this was that I had roadside assistance as part of…

I’m not a gig type, I’d rather read Hayek than go to some local battle of the bands. I did go to a few when I was school aged. No band names mentioned but I was so bored that 10 minutes felt like 2 days. So I’ve not seen lots of acts but I’ve seen…

With it being the first week of teaching for the 2021 HE autumn term I booked accommodation rather than doing the +2 hour commute first thing. Rather than opt for a Premier Inn I stayed in a converted farmhouse about eight miles in-land from my campus, which is coastal. The scenery was stunning and the…