As folk who follow my blogs know, I frequently post tributes concerning people who died just prior to my posting. Continue reading
Author Archives: John
Eating at Grafters Café
Update 11/11/18: It seems hardly yesterday when I first visited Grafters Cafe Continue reading
Reviewing Southend’s Soup Kitchens
I suppose Southend is blessed by having so many outlets for helping the homeless, Continue reading
Impeaching Trump
In the US system of checks and balances, to date no US President has been successfully impeached Continue reading
Rise of right wing popularism in the UK
Yesterday I received, quite unexpectedly, a leaflet through my door from “The For Britain Movement” Continue reading
Homeless people, seeking benefits, opening bank accounts
Several years ago I was involved in a project which helped people with mental health issues (the clients) Continue reading
Breakfast at the Glenwood café
As some of my readers know, I fancy myself as a reviewer of local eating places Continue reading
Kerala and its ongoing flood disaster
Note 10/08/19: I note some folk have been reading in the past two days what I wrote almost exactly one year ago (see below). Continue reading
Murphy’s law and my approach as a blogger
My second career was as a software engineer (my first was as a teacher and my third was as a community worker). Continue reading