Sky High

Threat to the tribe of management consultants

Africa's Masai people are not an ideal choice as an example to business — in fact as an organisation they are failing

What did I learn at uni? Sorrry, it's all a bit of a blur

University is a monoculture fuelled by booze and an obsession with being ironic

Women have so many don'ts. What's a guy to do?

Modern man is an impossible position when it comes to seduction

The lowdown on rubdowns: keep your hands to yourself

Massage etiquette is bewildering. Is it homophobic to request a woman? Can you object to the music playing in the background? Is it OK to...

Have you ever heard a guest complain that a wedding was too short?

Increasingly, couples seem determined to make the happiest day of their life last an actual lifetime

My formula for solving Britain's problems: two negatives = a positive

Stick coppers on traffic duty; that way traffic keeps moving, councils keep generating revenue and cops are never more than a shout away

Ladies, the best catch is a man who loves his mum

Research indicates that boys who love their mothers are more likely to be faithful

You get what you pay for

Most experts concentrate on analysing commercial excellence, but it would be more useful if they focused on crap companies

Asians don't hate dogs - they're just rational about them

Why we can safely reject the notion that dogs may not like ethnic minorities

I'd hate to be mates with Robbie Williams

Friendships between celebrities and non-celebrities simply won't work

Birmingham, it's dead famous for, er, its tap water

Brum's second-city status becomes a tenet of your world view and self-esteem

Lateness is just a waste of time

There's nothing cool about being made to hang around waiting for someone to arrive for a meeting, lateness can be costly

Our trademark rows are the best in the world

We may have lost our backbone industrially and creatively, but we are world leaders when it comes to brand infringement bickering

In the wrong loo? It's a sign of today's design delirium

Great design is only great if it is both pretty and functional

Resume of a reformed joker

Their is just one problem with enforced business jocularity, put simply, corporate culture and comedy are fundamentally opposed

Internet dating is for everyone (except me, of course)

Is getting drunk and pouncing on someone in a pub really less superficial?

In a world of Coleen and Kerry, ‘Andrew Ridgeley' is no longer a valid unit for measuring failure

The former Wham! star has discovered something that too many modern-day celebs lack: dignity

Why renting beats buying

Despite the national obsession with investing in property, those of us forced to rent homes can still build nest eggs

We're not sporty, but when it comes to spelling we Indians are the bee's knees

Indian culture is fundamentally cerebral. We are a nation of nerds

A ban on mocking posh people? It's anti-political correctness gone mad