by Jill Segger | Jun 25, 2021 | Commentary
ON SUMMER SATURDAYS, the quiet of the village where I live is sometimes broken by the unmistakeable throb and growl of a Merlin aero engine. On these occasions, I run outside and am occasionally in time to see a Spitfire or Hurricane looping and diving before...
by Jill Segger | May 20, 2021 | Commentary
THE FURORE AROUND THE RECENT ELECTIONS for local councils, city and regional mayors, police commissioners and a parliamentary constituency in England has subsided. Politicians and much of the media have interpreted both the unexpected and the foreseen according to...
by Jill Segger | Apr 12, 2021 | Commentary
‘EXERCISE A GENTLE DISCIPLINE’ is a phrase often heard amongst Quakers. It may be used in reference to matters as diverse as the conduct of our Business Meetings or the wording of funeral notices. It works, perhaps one might say, because we are raised to it. But...
by Jill Segger | Mar 1, 2021 | Commentary
IT SEEMS THAT patriotism is the current must-have for politicians. It is not only the Conservatives who are pushing UK exceptionalism at every opportunity. The Leader of the Opposition has now embraced the Union Flag backdrop and this is annoying the left of the...
by Jill Segger | Jan 27, 2021 | Commentary
“THERE IS TRUTH AND THERE ARE LIES – lies told for power and for profit. Each of us has a duty and a responsibility as citizens, as Americans and especially as leaders… to defend the truth and defeat the lies.” President Joe Biden, delivering his inaugural...
