Wouldn’t it save you so much time if you could make your journeys by rail or plane by just jumping onto the train or aircraft whilst it was still moving at high speed, when it passed nearby where you lived? No need for it to slow down, or land, wait for people to board and then get up to speed again? You would save all that extra time and trouble of travelling to the train station, or the airport, going through security and queuing up to board?More
The Importance of being Accurate (according to the Duke of Wellington)
The need for accurate reporting of figures for those in strategic decision making roles is not a new phenomenon as evidenced by correspondence from the Duke of Wellington in 1812. His response to civil servants in the British Foreign Office in London on receipt of a request from them for a “stock take” in relation to goods supplied to the army is sarcastic and understandable in the circumstances.More
