Freedom to say, believe, argue without fear of being persecuted or insulted for what we say is a key part of our values. It’s a privilege we need to remember we are lucky to have, but it also a responsibility which we can lose if we are not questioning. In my view, a good society is based on freedom of […]
In most of the western world nearly everyone has freedom, but what does it mean to be free in 2020? Freedom is a privilege we sometimes forget that in other countries that people are locked up for who they are and what they believe. Freedom is a cornerstone of our country and western world is based on the ability to […]
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 […]
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 […]
We recently watched the great cathedral of Notre Dame burn, a moment when you have to really pinch yourself as you watched what looked to be the end of the cathedral. But, it poses a question how do we protect our historic buildings for future generations and what does it say about us? Many of these country houses were built […]
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.
We all have different role models, or people we look up to these can be both good (mostly) and bad. Mostly we describe role models as ‘A person who serves as an example of the values, attitudes, and behaviours associated with a role.’ Normally we think of role models as people like Nelson Mandela, Ayrton Senna, or big global stars. […]
In 2019, we under the law here in the UK and Europe we are all protected from discrimination. The Equality Act, which protects women, men, age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, called protected characteristics should give us all the same rights. Although there are some exceptions like religious reasons or Employment where there are cultural sensitivities and Political parties who […]