by Archive | Jan 27, 2016
Winston Churchill said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” This would seem to describe perfectly the government’s approach to welfare reform. Winston Churchill said, “Success consists of going...
by Archive | Jan 26, 2016
I have been awake in the night after reading a tweet by a highly influential academic urging relatives of those with dementia to take responsibility for their feeding in hospital. I have been awake in the night after reading a tweet by a highly influential academic...
by Archive | Jan 22, 2016
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has praised “the unity that was so remarkably shown” at a controversial gathering of Anglican primates the pr Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has praised “the unity that was so remarkably shown” at a...
by Archive | Jan 18, 2016
Having just written about how current employment practices make the aim of getting a million disabled people into Having just written about how current employment practices make the aim of getting a million disabled people into work practically untenable, I was...
by Archive | Jan 18, 2016
England apparently needs its own National Anthem. England apparently needs its own National Anthem. Toby Perkins, the MP for Chesterfield has introduced a bill in Parliament to that end, which is to have its second reading in March.Mr Perkins points out that Scotland...