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It happened that today as I was in my car, along with my regular companion, Radio 4, my ears pricked up when the speaker on “Thought for the Day” started to talk about Samuel Johnson. Continue reading →

One of the things I have not done enough of in my short blog writing career is to reflect on things happening outside my own neck of the woods or areas of personal, particular interest, Continue reading →

… and wicked situations. In my early days as a community worker, back in the early 2000’s, I was impressed Continue reading →

I was thinking about the subject of Christmas messages ahead of my next (this) blog posting, when I came across the following comment from one of my Facebook friends: Continue reading →

One of the outcomes of sticking one’s head above the parapet is one is exposed and unintended consequences Continue reading →

Note: the following reflections on the Advent season was first produced December 2014 and has been updated a year later. Continue reading →

As regular readers of my blog will know, these days I am particularly into matters to do with homelessness, Continue reading →

I got thinking about the subject when a Facebook friend posted a link to an article he had recently added to his blog: “Three reasons why everyone should watch ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ this Christmas“. Continue reading →

The front page headline of yesterday’s Southend Echo was “1 in 4 schools branded inadequate“. Continue reading →