Three years on from my last post and I feel the need to be back. Why? It’s because the world is facing its biggest crisis in several generations. Whatever the end result, it is likely to affect the way we think of our own longevity and our attitudes to others in the future. Since I […]
Trump Tries Terror
During his spine chillingly terrifying speech to the United Nations yesterday, Donald Trump, the US president, openly demonstrated he is becoming the biggest threat to world peace since Adolph Hitler – and with a haircut almost as ridiculous. He has revealed himself to be not a leader of the free world but its biggest liability. […]
Terrorism Is Wrong – But So Are Our Politicians…
Saturday night’s indiscriminate terrorist attack in the area of one of London’s most famous bridges has rightly shocked us all. The realisation that any of us could be mowed down by a passing van or be stabbed while enjoying a drink or a meal with friends or loved ones, is truly terrifying. But, of course, […]
Election – It’s Not Over Till It’s Over
With our UK election less than a week away, I’m still undecided as to whose name on the ballot paper I should gift my cross. This election campaign has been the most irritating of almost any I have known during my lifetime. It was brought about by the arrogance of a prime minister who thought […]
Brexit – The Road To Hell
Imagine a packed coach hurtling along a motorway. The driver is reluctantly wearing a blindfold and her hands are removed from the steering wheel. Fifty-two percent of the passengers are screaming at her to go faster and forty-eight percent are begging her to slow down and proceed with caution. “Why is she doing this” they […]
I’m Troubled By Trump
Over the last few months I have tried my best to resist the temptation to give Donald Trump page space. I’ve effectively been in denial. Somehow, I couldn’t make myself believe that a great nation like the United States would do anything other than pay lip service to a presidential candidate whose aggressive manner and […]
Is GPs Blood Pressure On The Rise?
If Theresa May’s government gets it’s way, the health and welfare of many of our GPs is about to deteriorate. Last weekend the prime minister announced that all GP surgeries should be open seven days a week between 8am and 8pm. If they fail to comply, she is threatening a reduction to their funding. What […]
Our NHS Needs Intensive care
It isn’t often I get angry watching a programme on TV but last night was one of those occasions. BBC2’s new documentary series ‘Hospital’ following a week in the life of St Mary’s Hospital in London, was both riveting and deeply distressing. It was even more distressing after hearing prime minister Theresa May’s earlier criticism […]
Is It Exit For Brexit?
Almost three months have passed since the shock result of the Brexit referendum. Since that day in June, David Cameron has left office and his highly regarded Home Secretary, Theresa May, has moved into Number 10 – becoming only the second woman Prime Minister to lead a UK government. One of her first jobs was […]
Blair Wars – It’s A Messy Business
War is a messy business: it rarely has winners. To lead a country to war is an action that should only be taken when there is genuine fear of being attacked. It should, therefore, be a defensive action – to do otherwise is nothing but aggression. At its most basic, this was the simple premise […]