Lessons from travel around the UK & Europe

Since I have been small, I have always enjoyed travelling around the UK for day trips and holidays. Over the last decade, I have travelled to many countries in Europe and places in the UK, these experiences have given me many different ideas about who we are as humans. I don’t remember the first time I flew but remember where […]

The Question – Why love to hate our NHS?

Our NHS entered it seventh decade in 2017, its something we both love and hate, can find frustrating but praise when we get the care and support, we all need. The health service was created by Nye Bevan, no relation, based on one key principal which remains today, ‘Healthcare should be free to everyone regardless of ability to pay.’ In […]

Tales from the wilderness with Ben Fogle

I was lucky enough to have attended Ben Fogle’s latest show, Tales From The Wilderness. The show in Bath focused on what he has experienced as an explorer, writer and broadcaster. Ben’s life was shaped early on, he struggled at school because of dyslexia leaving school with limited qualifications. This affected something people who don’t fit society norms struggle with, […]

Beyond ten years of chaos – how our world has changed

The world has changed there is no doubt that our world has changed so much. Ten years ago the global economy plunged into its biggest recession since the 1930’s, then in late 2010 a Tunisian man set his self on fire sparking a series of civil wars and uprisings across the Middle East. Then, of course, president Trump and Brexit. […]