LIFE OF BRIAN: Danke schön, Deutschland!
Brian Hicks By Brian Hicks When I moved to Wokingham in 2006, I was unemployed for several years and on disability benefits. I thought, in my mid-fifties, that I would...
Read moreDetailsBrian writes mainly about industry, including renewable energy, air conditioning and refrigeration. He edited the international business newsletter Crop Protection Monthly for 15 years. Brian worked in Düsseldorf for eight years, where he was chairman of the British Business Club.
He has a special interest in left-handedness and bipolar disorder.
Brian Hicks By Brian Hicks When I moved to Wokingham in 2006, I was unemployed for several years and on disability benefits. I thought, in my mid-fifties, that I would...
Read moreDetailsBy Brian Hicks In these Covid times, dogs have provided company, solace and joy. As humorist Josh Billings quipped, “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you...
Read moreDetailsWhen the comedy film Life of Brian was released in 1979, I was teased endlessly by friends. It has come back to haunt me with my new monthly column. I...
Read moreDetailsMonday 30 March is World Bipolar Day (WBD), although few people know about it in the UK and Europe, not even my psychiatrist. It is an initiative of the International...
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