A few years ago, I was on a training course in Belgium. I was on this course because of box-ticking and ‘political correctness’ at work. The venue was owned by a religious establishment which wanted to make money, and their beliefs influenced the rules of the property. These rules did not appear in the briefing literature during the course booking. This was not to my liking, nor the liking of one other delegate to the cou...

We had a pleasant second week on the course. On Wednesday, the establishment realised that Louisa and I were cohabiting and tried to make a fuss. When confronted by the creature who ran the place, I said, “At least we are not alone. It seems there is one law for delegates from the EU and another for the rest of us. If this nonsense doesn’t stop, I will tell my outfit never to send another delegate here.” I won’t put up wi...