Yesterday was a significant point in my nation’s history as it marked 100 years to the day since the outbreak of the First World War, Continue reading →

I was intrigued to read a Guardian report with the title “Fifa makes me sick and Blatter runs it like a dictator”, featuring one of my footballing heroes, Gary Lineker. Continue reading →

According to Wikipedia “the phrase Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells is a generic name used in England for a person, usually with strongly conservative political views, who writes letters to newspapers in a tone of moral outrage”. Continue reading →

Between 1968 and 1970, I was in the sixth form at Southend High School for Boys Continue reading →

Some will know, from reading my books, freely available from this website, of my journey in becoming a community activist. Continue reading →

In a recent blog posting, I reflected on how important trust is and recommended the benefits of earning and retaining trust, not least as this is often the way we can best benefit the community. Continue reading →

This is my third posting on the Palestinian question and while I offer it by way of tying up loose ends Continue reading →

One of the standout personalities of my time, instantly recognizable (sound and sight) to people of my generation, that has particularly fascinated me, and who over the years I have come to admire, even if I have not always agreed with what he said and did, and there are many who would have found his style abrasive, is the Irish politician, Rev. Ian Paisley. Continue reading →

An oxymoron of course since the 53 member states currently of the Commonwealth are independent and equal, but that was how it was presented to me when I was a boy Continue reading →

Obituary: Since writing this some 15 months ago, Continue reading →