Oct 18, 20174 minCourt of Appeal Judgment Will Make Miners ListenIt may not have registered too much on the London streets, but the British High Court’s ruling last week on Friday 13th October 2017,...
Oct 4, 20174 minThe Capital of Metal To mention in polite society that one’s occupation is metal merchanting tends to conjure up various images. If I had a penny for each...
Aug 29, 20176 minThe Trump Metals ActYogi ('It looks like its déjà vu all over again') Berra would have been proud. It seems like the speed with which metal history repeats...
Aug 3, 20175 minArsenic and Old WallpaperIf you happen to like your popular science with an elemental theme, ‘Bitten by Witch Fever’ written by Lucinda Hawksley, might be the...
Jul 26, 20179 minTungsten and the SpooksTalking to old metal boys about deals of the past is just a happy pastime for me – and I have come to notice a few trends. No matter the...
Jun 21, 20175 minA Not Very Expert WitnessBy Anthony Lipmann & Josh Hember As I began to reach my riper years, some roles crept up unexpectedly. Back in the 1990s, anyone from the...
Jun 14, 20174 minTanks for the MemoryBy Karolina Jackiewicz I have recently returned from my first trip to Russia and, despite being a Polish national of the post-communist...
May 10, 20177 minMarx, Metals and McDonnellIsn't it about time Marx got some sympathy? For, apparently, to tag anyone 'Marxist', is to condemn them to the outer regions of hell....
Apr 18, 20175 minA Zambian DiaryI have been travelling to Zambia for about 10 years now but, strangely, what drew me here was Somerset. When I bought my house (actually...