How would you describe what you do to a Martian?
I'm really a problem solver. I obtain information, gather evidence, trace debtors, serve legal documents and sweep properties and vehicles for unauthorised listening devices (bugs and trackers).
If you weren't what you are, what would you be?
An adviser and consultant.
Who inspires you most and why?
Nick Hewer, a wise, intelligent man who observes, and says very little.
What do you wish you'd invented?
Solar panels for roofs. It's obvious when you think about it!
What would you do differently?
Spend less time in front of this computer!
What I'm watching and listening to?
Watching the Test match. Listening to Nina Simone.
My advice to the Government is...
Think long-term. Politicians think of the next election, while statesmen think of the next generation.
If I wasn't doing business in Nottingham, I'd go to...
Nice, France.
I'd be lost without my...
Digital radio
Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter?
Unfortunately, all three, but sometimes I wonder what's the point of them.
What I'd really like to say to the banks is…
Treat your customers as you wish to be treated yourselves.
Friends would say I'm…
Extremely well dressed!
My indulgence is...
Sitting in a coffee shop watching the world go by. This is my creative thinking time.
One thing in the world I'd change right now...
We need to address the creeping problem of human overpopulation, which is one of the main causes of the problems in the world today.
The best place to eat and drink is...
To eat, Browns. To drink, Cafe Nero, on Angel Row.
I drive...
A Volkswagen Golf.
My most important set of numbers is...
My measurements, for my tailor!
I always have in my pocket...
A handkerchief.
I'll tell you what annoys me...
Ungrateful people.
What makes me laugh is...
A classic episode of Only Fools and Horses.
My last holiday was to...
The Isle of Man.
I am currently reading...
Presence, by Patsy Rodenburg.
The one thing I've learned...
Not to worry, to think positive, have faith and realise that everything will be all right in the end.