November 26, 2019 The road to virtue I am watching the road and this is what I see. The cat gives way to the old lady because …
November 25, 2019 The genius of Advent As publishers’ lunches go, it was one of the more productive ones. Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde had been …
November 20, 2019 The People of the Lie In the recent leaders’ debate between Johnson and Corbyn, there was open and derisive laughter from the floor when Johnson …
November 18, 2019 Handling pressure The theme of the day conference was ‘Surviving Job Pressure’. Assembled were IT consultants, doctors, nurses, teachers, social workers, HR …
November 13, 2019 My recent visit to A&E ‘Please wipe up the blood. Don’t leave it for someone else.’ It’s not a common sign on an office wall, …
November 12, 2019 Ted Hughes’ beautiful letter to his son The poet Ted Hughes wrote a letter to his son Nicholas on his 24th birthday. He was a fragile young …
November 11, 2019 The so-solid crew It’s like close magic: we’re left wondering ‘How?’ Some would call it a miracle even - that as we empty …
November 5, 2019 The ego and child Beneath every straining ego is the crying child. The ego cannot stop them crying, that’s not its role; but it …
November 4, 2019 After the storm You wouldn’t believe what it was like, unless you were there, unless you felt it. The sea is possessed, a …
