Those who have followed my blog and writings will know that immigration is a subject that interests me, Continue reading
From SATs and 11-plus to GCSE
How time flies – it seems like only yesterday when my son started his secondary school education journey and it was yesterday when he finished the last of his GCSEs, Continue reading
Rent deposit schemes
These days, I find whenever I visit the High Street area, as I did yesterday, I invariably get to meet some interesting people. Continue reading
On the matter of abortion
Often when I post on my blog, it is in response to a significant event(s) and/or media interest and public discussion that is going on at the time but in this case it is about something that has been continuously simmering Continue reading
Football World Cup 2014 (1)
In my earlier “the beautiful game” blog post, I reflected on my lifetime interest and involvement with the game of football Continue reading
REVIVE
I have just come across for the first time the book: “REVIVE: Connecting with Revival – a response to the Prophetic. God’s answer to drought – overflowing wells”, Continue reading
Helping the homeless
I noticed on Facebook these past couple of days postings relating to metal studs having gone up outside a block of flats in London, in order to stop people loitering in the doorway and this also is acting as a deterrent to rough sleepers Continue reading
The dust has settled, or has it?
So after a premature press announcement, it is now official – we now have a coalition of Independents, Labour and Lib Dems in charge of the administration of Southend-on-Sea Borough council, albeit with a slender majority. Continue reading
Bonhoeffer
Like everyone who reads this, there are people, past and present, who I particularly admire. When opportunity allows, I try to read about their lives and thereby gain inspiration. Continue reading
The legacy of Stephen Sutton
“Stephen Sutton (16 December 1994 – 14 May 2014) was a British blogger and charity activist known for his blog Stephen’s Story and his fundraising efforts for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity for the aid of teenagers with cancer. Continue reading