“In the depths of deepest darkest Lincolnshire, in the heart of the English midlands beats a creative heart that seeks truth, the perfect relationship and at least two cups of tea in the morning (proper tea… not that wishy-washy apology) …”

You have probably already surmised that I have a tendency to flower up a sentence to add a dash of drama, gravitas or interest to an otherwise sober topic. You would be right.

This is my second blog; the first I ended because I felt it had become too complicated. Then I became concerned that it wasn’t the blog that was complicated, it was me …

On reflection, the truth is that I am simply liable to change my mind; I don’t believe I’m complicated at all.

I believe it was Stuart Sutherland who once commented “the willingness to change one’s mind in the light of new evidence is a sign of rationality not weakness”. Amen to that.