For many of those of us who have recently taken exams, in particular GCSEs, or who happen to be related to someone who has, we may well have experienced some of the emotions people often feel as the day results are announced rapidly approaches; feelings of hope mixed with trepidation; nervousness or for some stoicism. Continue reading →

Today I had an interesting experience, which happened to be a first. I was invited to talk on the subject of “Understanding Islam” Continue reading →

Two weeks ago, if anyone had asked me who is Vicky Beeching, I would have said “I haven’t got a clue”, Continue reading →

When I was a disaffected teenager, I had (and still have) two friends, brothers, who read Classics at Oxford University. Continue reading →

Time to Change is a campaign / programme with the strap line “let’s end mental health discrimination”. Continue reading →

At last I have got round to seeing a film, long on the top of my “to see” list: God’s Not Dead. I was not disappointed, but I was a little surprised because it wasn’t quite as I expected. Continue reading →

I am revisiting something I wrote (see below), nearly three months ago. Continue reading →

When I looked at my Facebook page this morning, I found to my surprise that the actor, Robin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014), had just a few hours previously passed away, Continue reading →

Dear Alex

Thank you for your email about balanced reporting. Continue reading →

With the world’s eyes focusing on the events in Gaza, it is easy to overlook other happenings in other parts of the world which are every bit as significant. Continue reading →