I want to start by telling a story about two very different people that while at opposite ends of the social spectrum did cross paths from time to time. Continue reading →

I have updated what I originally wrote along with new material in order to incorporate additional reflections – click here.

Dear Facebook friend, Continue reading →

Last night, by chance, I discovered a full meeting of our local council was taking place Continue reading →

A lot of my earlier community work, starting from the turn of the new millennium Continue reading →

Since my first post on the subject of the Palestinian question, I have been checking out some of the relevant information on the Internet, Continue reading →

This coming Friday there will be the second reading of Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill, in the House of Lords Continue reading →

This is the last of my world cup postings. Continue reading →

My first Internet search to find out the meaning and origins of this phrase “to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut means to use disproportionate force or expense to overcome a minor problem…” Continue reading →

I must confess this is going to be a difficult post to make, yet it is also a necessary one. Continue reading →