by Jill Segger | Sep 29, 2022 | Commentary
“THE PAST IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY. They do things differently there.” Unfortunately, the English tendency is towards nostalgic admiration for this imagined land, rather than a desire to weigh and discern what values and relevance that territory may have for us in the...
by Jill Segger | Aug 16, 2022 | Commentary
‘THE COST OF EVERYTHING BUT THE VALUE OF NOTHING’ The epithet is often used to describe the deficit of knowledge and judgment associated with the Conservative Party in government. As the humane services upon which we depend for a decent and secure life...
by Jill Segger | Jul 9, 2022 | Commentary
COMMENT CAN HAVE A VERY SHORT SHELF LIFE. When change begins in politics, it has a way of accelerating very quickly and what began as a small trickle may rapidly turn into a torrent. The upheaval in Westminster which began four days ago is a reminder that those of us...
by Jill Segger | Jun 2, 2022 | Commentary
THE BEGINNING OF THE FOUR DAY PLATINUM JUBILEE seems a good time to unpack some of the absurdities, pitfalls and occasional outright cruelties associated with both royalist and republican points of view. In childhood, my father told me that you can learn quite a lot...
by Jill Segger | Apr 29, 2022 | Commentary
PASSIONTIDE IS OVER NOW, for both the Eastern and Western churches. Even for those of us who take no part in the offices of the Great Week, it can be a strange and gruelling time. Every year, I make my own Quaker engagement by reading St Matthew’s account of this...
