One of the articles I wrote was a business forecast for 2008. I predicted that there will be no huge political events that will have a big impact in the economy, unfortunanately I was wrong.

We live in a cynical age where the values of truth, honesty and integrity seem to be cruelly lacking, especially among politicians. Here is an example of impeccable political integrity out of Africa. It is not Nelson Mandela, but Mr. Mandela would certainly be proud to have his name mentioned in the same breath with this sterling example.

Military law and the the overthrow of democracy in an attempted army coup was thwarted by Spain's King Juan Carlos in its early post Franco days in the 1980's, and Spain blossomed as it became acceptable to take a holiday there.

But the royal family aren't as popular as they once were - could Juan Carlos be the last Spanish monarch?

An official common language for the world - one that would be spoken by virtually everyone virtually ever where on the planet – would appear to be a utopian dream. However, the first significant step towards realizing the dream seems about to be taken. This article discusses when and where this is likely to happen and the probable path to an official worldwide language once the process has been set in motion