WONDERLAND

Greetings from Wonderland.

I can’t of course be sure you’re seeing this - if you’re in the real world that is. Or even that I’ve written it. Because that’s the thing about Wonderland - doing something doesn't mean it’s happened, just as not doing it is no guarantee it hasn’t. Wonderland is all about faith; the deaf, dumb and blind variety. Believing what you’re told to be true even if it blatantly isn’t. And then Wondering how the hell things got this bad, and when it will all be over.

On the face of it Wonderland is a wonderful idea. I mean, what do you do when you realise your organisation is basically crap and never going to get any better? Simply because it’s got people in it, and people are - unavoidably - human. And that’s no longer good enough, because what you’re promising is perfection. Which is something your glum and disinterested workforce can barely spell, never mind deliver. And when you can’t get to where you want to get to in the real world what do you do? Create another one. Hey presto: Wonderland.

And that’s where I am most of the time these days. I say ‘time', but that’s one of the things that doesn’t apply here. Along with logic, and giving people credit for even a smidgeon of intelligence. You’ve probably been here yourself without realising it. For example, you’re on a station platform, your train is due at 8:08 and is ‘on time’. With a single fluid motion you turn to the station clock and see it’s 8:08, then swivel back to the platform. No train. Where it is? Nobody knows. And it doesn’t matter. The real question is where are you? And the answer is: Wonderland.