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
Boris and the Burka
I think we will all agree there are lots of newsworthy items going around at this time that ought to get our attention Continue reading
Shutting down Alex and shutting up Boris
One of my regular rituals for the past several months is to listen to bits of the podcast of the Alex Jones show. Continue reading
Why is Trump so divisive?
Just a month after Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the USA, in March 1861, the country was divided by a bloody civil war, Continue reading