Left to themselves things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire the next morning you will have a flat tire.

But there is a corollary to freedom and that's personal responsibility and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility without imposing it.

My first car was a 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback in red like the one in 'The Blues Brothers.' I painted a Union Jack on the roof. I was absolutely in love with it until I destroyed it which broke my heart!