Opinion

Economics and welfare hand in hand

2020 has certainly been original. World events appear to have superceeded domestic ones, and despite discussing them ad nauseum at times, we still aren't sure of the long-term impact of some of these...

Dealing with disease in cows and people

Sitting in New Zealand, which as of 15 June had had its 24th consecutive day of no new cases and had no active cases of coronavirus, I feel very privileged, especially when I look at the UK where the...

Is what we know being used for the good of humanity?

In my January editorial I discussed change in a new decade, little did we know the extent of change we were about to experience or the profound impact that change would have on our businesses and our...

The return of the mangelwurzel

To vets of a certain age the term mangelwurzel will stir memories of outrageous accents, country yokels and combine harvesters. But the mangelwurzel has a much longer history than a niche 1970s pop...

Will the new decade bring real change?

At times it feels as if the challenges we face in our professional lives remain constant, with little real change year on year. At the start of my career 30 years ago, for example, I certainly did not...