Acknowledgments

When you first have an idea for a book (in my case while drinking good coffee in a Brighton cafe), it is the subject matter alone that grips you. In the enthusiasm of the moment, it is easy to forget the scale of the undertaking. I soon rediscovered the sheer hard work a book demands, and I learned once again that it's not something you can do alone. At every stage of this book's development, I have benefited from enormous support.

In fact, my thanks must predate the book's conception. The themes of this book first saw the light of day in a talk I gave for a Brighton initiative called Skillswap (http://www.skillswap.org) run by Andy Budd. It was Andy's invitation to speak that first planted the seeds of the idea in my mind. For that, I still owe Andy a pint and much thanks.