Notes, Letters, Opinions & Essays

Two quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer: "The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children." "Silence...

At Last - we finally see Trump being held accountable for some of his egregious behaviour. Hopefully, this is only the tip of the...

There were always a few people in my life, never my Father, but some of his friends who had a flutter on the horses. The Grand National...

Let's talk about trade unions. Why are so many on strike? The answer could be because they are greedy and selfish, and if that is so, it...

I love March; spring is in the air, the clocks go forward in a couple of weeks, buds on the trees are swelling, and just feeling the...

The snow is blowing in from the northeast, sometimes driven hard at forty-five degrees in the gusts, and then the wind drops and flurries...

I have never met Matt Hancock - nor do I have any particular wish to do so. I have seen him on television, read about him and listened to...

I don't remember such a thing as "Father's Day" when I was a child. Mothering Sunday, of course, but not Father's day. No such thing. I...

If you are unfortunate enough to have to go to a British Hospital today, you will most likely be shocked - and rightly so. I am reminded...

There is that old story about the frog at the bottom of the 33 feet well, and how many days does it take for him to climb out if he...

It is time that we had a new centre-based political party. The Conservative party has lost almost all of its gravitas and seemingly its...

Borris Johnson has his seemingly, unconditional supporters, no doubt. However, there is also little doubt that Johnson and his cohorts...

Her Majesty The Queen is dead. She died on the afternoon of Thursday, the 8th of September, 2022. As with many millions of people, not...

In this time of turmoil and the stoked fear that permeates through media outlets, it is easy to lose context. Perhaps this is the wake-up...

Perhaps it is time; we in the UK did away with the "first past the post" election system and instead adopted first, second, and the third...

This Conservative government is not a friend to business; if it hasn't said so in such stark terms, it has undoubtedly acted so. The...