Often, I find the most powerful stories are real and not from celebrities, politicians or public figures, the real powerful stories are from ordinary people who have either lived through something difficult or general life experience. In the rolling news cycle where news breaks all the time, there is little time to go beyond the facts of the story and […]
February a month where we begin to look ahead after the cold January. The main story this month was the acquittal of Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, we know that was not a surprise as the trial was political and the jury were largely Republicans. The thing I been focused on is ‘The Power of Human Stories’ something I […]
On the 27 January 1945, the Red Army liberated Auschwitz the biggest mass murder site in the history of the world. Seventy-five years on, and amongst the ever-growing division of Europe and the world, the warning from the Holocaust and all the genocides since is of where the division can lead. With Brexit just days away, we cannot allow the […]
I have lived in Bath all my life, it’s a city I love for its architecture and vibrancy. On the surface bath is a dynamic city, one of the wealthiest in the UK, but like any city, we have our problems. Bath is a tourist hotspot that means in the summer the city centre becomes very busy as the coaches […]
Note – This was written before the General Election It’s impossible to say what the world will look like in 2044, but one thing is certain it will look quite different. This ‘The Question’ is not about predicting what might happen in the next quarter of a century, but the challenges and changes which face us and our world. The […]
This year I turn twenty-five, that is in my view a very long period a time to look back at the where were you moments. I want to ask not only what’s happened but what impact has it had on my life, our world and if the dramatic events of the last few years mean the world will ever be […]
English, is not commonly used to describe national identity by people but is that because of our history? The empire was built by mainly English people, starting with Wales in 1536, this was when Henry VIII was king it took a number of years for the union to be so intertwined. The Welsh government wouldn’t reform until 1999 The story […]
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 […]
Disabled people I know are actually quite able in their brain and its just the difficulties holding us back.
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. […]