November 3, 2023 The parable of Downing Street, pre-Covid It is as true of Downing Street pre-Covid as it is of ourselves: When the centre cannot hold, to quote …
October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Me.Here.Now Me… here… now. It’s a simple arrival and really, what could be easier? Well, climbing Mount Everest in flip-flops, for …
October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 Gaza Somewhere, in the smoke and rubble, is sanity – though well-hidden. Somewhere someone is quietly reminding us, ‘When the children …
October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 Those melting shadows Newsletter: October 2023 Dear web friend Greetings again and it’s a while since I last wrote, which has given you …
October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 Great Opening Lines Amazon recently ran a ‘best opening lines’ competition among its readers. They had to name their favourite opening line from …
July 26, 2023August 23, 2023 This mindful day I am writing this blog I am wondering about the next line It’s good to touch base with what I …
July 19, 2023 The Victim/Bully complex The Victim/Bully is a well-known figure in politics, in the office, in the church and in the home. They can …
July 18, 2023 Are you an invented story? There are many great and wonderful inventions in the world, but this isn’t one of them, it really isn’t. And …
July 10, 2023 Psalm 22 and the Bipolar story Psalm 22 is famous; and as John Motson might have said, ‘very much a psalm of two halves’. It’s also …