I used to work for Sky News. And I did quite a lot of work for Fox News. My name was Alison Jack.

Jack was my stepfather’s name and although I appreciated my stepfather I never really identified with him. No-one else in my family carries his name. Lochhead was my father’s name. My dad a few years ago and I was glad I changed back.♥

I am most proud of the work I did with Bono to help Africa clear the stupid debt which was mainly interest accrued.

I have been privileged to meet Nelson Mandela. His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Prime Ministers Brown, Blair, Major and Thatcher. Then President Clinton. Her Majesty Queen Noor of of Jordan.

Although despite my commitment to honest news reporting,

it seems I am best remembered for getting a pie in my face!

In 18 years of journalism I met thousands of people. My dad said I was lucky. ♥

I also met paedophiles, rapists, murderers and murderesses. Gang leaders in L.A. I met the people of Soweto. The people of Orange Farm. I met people who were dying of AIDS and people who were propagating AIDS for revenge.

I’ve spoken with people who promote terror. And people who promote peace.

I met people who were homeless. Women who have been raped. Mothers whose children have been murdered. Abducted. Abused.

♥All of them touched me.

Since I left Sky News I’ve been trying to make sense of it all and put all of these people’s experiences in context.

‘BiBi’ is the result.

I had no idea what I was writing, when I started and ‘BiBi’ is still a work in progress but I was quite suprised by what came out!

I wanted to write about the relationships we hold with each other, both personally and socially, and I wanted to know why there is so much fear and terror in the world.

Not only did I discover we have created a largely narcissistic culture I also discovered I am narcissistic in many of my personal relationships!! So in writing I found out a lot about myself I don’t like. I am trying to change, honestly! But I haven’t mastered myself yet and am still a work in progress too!

I am writing my ‘BiBi’ project across 4 books.

The first book, also called ‘BiBi‘ is an attempt at chick lit, it’s about a girl trying to fathom her disastrous love life. The second book, ‘ZaZa‘is also about relationships but it’s about the social and cultural relationships we hold with each other. Book 3, ‘The Ego Delusion‘ will delve into the psychology of the characters in book 1, and look at how the defensive patterns the ego employs not only play out in personal relationships but in cultural relationships too, as in book 2. The final book, ‘Beyond Relativity‘ will look at selfless Love and will seek to contrast Love with  narcissistic love.

I’m trying to make it fun and I hope you will have fun reading it.

I’m revising the whole project at the moment and doing a major re-write as it was all a bit messy! Hopefully I’ll have it up in a form which makes sense soon!

Thank you so much to everyone who has helped me and supported me. You know who you are. ♥♥♥

Mostly thanks to my wonderful children Laurel and Daniel. ♥ My guiding lights. ♥

♥Ali