16 January 2014
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They say that, if you don’t understand where someone is coming from, you should walk a mile in their shoes. I suppose that is so that you end up a mile away and you have their shoes! Lame jokes aside … Continue reading
6 December 2013
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Now is probably not a good time to look for a dispassionate review of Nelson Mandela’s life. There is a lot being said about him following his passing this week and, as is often the case after the death of … Continue reading
28 October 2013
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Jeremy Paxman has nothing to fear but I did get to interview a politician last night. Nicola Blackwood MP was a guest at the St Clement’s evening service and I was given the privilege of interviewing her for the congregation. … Continue reading
9 October 2013
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The US economy seems a long way away but several times this week I’ve come across messages such as this one from the front page of PubMed (a massive database of life science articles and, as a leading bibliographic resource, … Continue reading
10 September 2013
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My heart bleeds for Syria, rent apart by civil war. What a tragic oxymoron, when neither side has anywhere to retreat; the civil state is torn by uncivil acts. Should “the West” intervene? Yes, but not with military action. This … Continue reading
31 May 2013
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I struggle with patriotism. Ever since Owen’s Dulce et Decorum est crossed my consciousness as an A- Level English Literature student, I have struggled to feel a great sense of pride in being British. However, listening to Question Time on … Continue reading
1 May 2013
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If the number of bits of election information received through the door is anything to go by, Labour have won a landslide victory in tomorrow’s council elections in the ward I live in. We had something several weeks ago and … Continue reading
10 April 2013
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I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised how much comment the recent death of Margaret Thatcher is generating. As is often the case when a celebrity dies, there are a fair number of eulogies being given but also a surprising amount … Continue reading
2 April 2013
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Politicians live by words but are they willing to live by their words? Yesterday a raft of changes to the UK health, welfare and benefits systems came into effect and the chief architect of the welfare and benefits portion, Iain … Continue reading
4 May 2011
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Tomorrow the UK has a referendum about whether to change from the existing “First Past the Post” (FPTP) system to an “Alternative Vote” (AV) one. It is perhaps an inadvertent irony that this two-horse vote is the only situation where … Continue reading