Moral Imperative

If you’ve lived in the UK for at least the last decade, you will have been affected by the actions of the Conservative Party. If you have lived in the UK all your life (in my case a lot longer than I care to divulge) …

Well That’s Unfortunate – the lost art of understatement.

I’m British, well English to be more accurate. I’m of the generation brought up in the 1970s, which to modern eyes, must seem extraordinarily grim. We lived through the threat of home grown terrorism, power cuts, endless industrial action and appalling wallpaper. Cookbooks had photographs …

Market Forces

I have an O level in Economics. I got this in 1980, one year into Thatchers reign of terror. We were taught different models of economic theory. I can’t really remember much about them and would make myself look a bigger fool than I am …

Left Behind.

I’m getting on. Not really getting on but definitely getting on a bit. I was born in the swinging sixties, a few years before the age of flower power, psychedelia an all that. I don’t remember much about my life before about 5 years old. …

Do the Right Thing

So often, we look on at those who make judgements based on prejudice. We forget that we all carry around prejudices and that they shape our view of the world. Decisions are sometimes based on what others will think if we make them. In amongst …

Convalescence – Dirty Word?

We get ill. We have accidents. These are facts of life we rarely have any control over. We often require some form of medical intervention, whether it be surgery or treatment. What happens when the medical intervention has taken place? We are sent back to …

And Yet

I have in my pocket, the double sided coin of fortune/misfortune. It’s a coin I have no control over. I can’t flip it and make something good out of that which isn’t. I live in the UK. I’ve never lived anywhere else so admittedly I …

If I Could Just Go Back…..

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Prejudice & Hate

We grow up with it. It is instilled in our beings from an early age. To not trust, to blame , to hate those who do not look or behave like us. Nations have national prejudice against neighbours. They justify it using the excuses of …

The Small Things

Is it just me or am I preoccupied with the big questions? When will this pandemic end, when can we go back to a semblance of normality ? Why are British people continuing to support and vote for such a self serving bunch as the …