Old Poem
In September 2011 one of my poems was published in The Friend, and I just thought I would share it here as it has been a while since I last posted. Oblivion Enjoying the humour I sit to one side… Continue Reading
Writing
Writing for People Not Algorithms
I am increasingly worried that we have stopped writing for people on the internet and instead gone down the route of pandering to Google algorithms in order to rise up the ranks of page searches. If we continue to trend… Continue Reading
Some thoughts on Violence
Violence does not solve anything, we seem to be facing terror attack after terror attack at the moment. The extremists win every time we respond to an attack with another attack. As a society we as a whole are better… Continue Reading
Some Thoughts on the new 2018 GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and Third Sector Volunteering
Another law that will make it hard to find volunteers for trusted roles within organisations be they Directors or Trustees. I many ways the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is being overlooked and yet it is likely to have a… Continue Reading
Reflection and moving on (from the European Referendum)
Unlike the Scottish Referendum, which was pretty clear about what the advantages of being ‘in’ and ‘out’ were. The European Referendum has been anything but clear. I feel let down by our political leaders on both sides of the vote,… Continue Reading
Love and Counselling
You never think about writing about love or at least I don’t and yet most of my posts are about it in one way or another. I am a massive believer in the power of people to change the world… Continue Reading
Non-Story Stories
I am a little fed up of news stories that report a non-story as news, this week it has been about Pope John Paul the Second and his friendship with Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka a Polish-born American philosopher apparently. I understand that… Continue Reading