Gender equality is an issue for you whether you realise it or not. No country or society can begin to be considered sophisticated, cultured, educated or indeed, modern, if half...
During Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign he famously said "It's the economy, stupid". His apparent epiphany being that ultimately, money is what matters to voters and therefore...
'Laughing Gnome' was his own 'in-joke' (which probably only he appreciated) but thereafter he got serious. He staggered and seduced us with his originality, effortless coolness, chameleonic identities, and, of course,...
First they came for the Muslims, and I did not speak out- because I was not a Muslim. Then they came for the immigrants, and I did not speak out - because...
I was once asked by a Thai Minister of Education for my suggestion on how to improve Thailand's education system. (We were sat together for lunch at a Ministry event...
It is Friday 6th November and I am in Bangkok for the ASEAN University Network's Education Summit, held at Chulalongkorn University. I am attending as an invited speaker, the title of...
I have three 'Generation Z' children (2 British, 1 Thai). And believe me, they are different to any generation before them. They are the first generation who have no memory of...
It is hard to believe that just a few decades ago China was considered by the West to be 'Nation State Enemy No.2' (Soviet Russia being No. 1). But that...
Despite living in Thailand full-time since early 2009, and part-time for several years before that, I never tire of the place. Especially not Chiang Mai, the delightful, historic city in...
I currently have three children at university: Lancaster, Warwick and National Normal Univ of Taiwan (and yes, its expensive!). Expensive or not, the important point is that all three are doing...