July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 Have we become ungovernable? It could be a new board game called ‘Govern that!’ set in a democratic but bankrupt country facing an ever more uncertain world. Each player is Prime Minister. But who will stay in power? The players must first decide what will be their game plan. There are three choices. 1) One Nation: General health of the nation. 2) Golden Division: Government by demonization and division 3) Power for power’s sake: using all means necessary to keep it. Nothing else matters. The first is a generalist approach steeped in compromise but …
June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 The Gospel according to the Garden Before we go to the garden, a verse from a poem that could scarcely be less floral or Monty Don: …
May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 Are Christianity and therapy joined at the hip? So, here’s the question: ‘What is the relationship between Christianity and therapy?’ And the answer, of course, will depend on …
July 25, 2018 The Great British Funeral? Sky News presenter Colin Brazier has asked people not to wear bright colours at his wife’s funeral. He has told …
July 23, 2018 Why go on retreat? To go on retreat is a brave lunacy but also a rewarding one. There’s much against going on retreat, of …
July 23, 2018 Warmth in the cold sea When swimming in a cold sea, it is most wonderful suddenly to feel a warm current enveloping your body. Perhaps …
July 23, 2018 Rest She has just left her job and waits to start another in a few weeks. These in-between days have been …
July 19, 2018 Anxiety’s masking It’s good to notice our anxiety. Not to fight it…just notice it. One aspect of anxiety is its mask-making. It …
July 16, 2018 How the BBC is against truth I’ve only been on Radio 4’s Today programme once. My book The Journey Home (previously known as The Beautiful Life) …
July 16, 2018 Attachment theory Part Three We’re pondering attachment theory, and this is part three and the last in this mini-series. And while all writing must …
July 16, 2018 What question is your life here to solve? What question is your life here to solve? Sometimes life’s question is simply, what socks shall I wear today - …
July 13, 2018 Attachment theory Part Two We’re thinking about attachment theory, pioneered by John Bowlby. This is Part Two, which assumes knowledge of Part One, which …
