The price of freedom
This is the first Saturday since I retired that it feels like I have gained a new freedom. Strictly speaking there was one previous Saturday but that was filled with […]
An unwanted gift
So, Christmas Eve was highjacked by the expectation of an announcement on that long disputed Brexit deal. The discussions went on and on and finally concluded in the evening with […]
Why I signed the #OpenCovid4Ed pledge
Inspired by this initiative I am dedicating this post to making explicit the reasons why I belive it to be so important at this point in history. I will be […]
Under pressure
Up very early this morning. Couldn’t stop my mind returning to yesterday, running over and over my mistake. Beating myself up. So here I am back at my reflection space, […]
Go on, you deserve it!
It is a strange Easter sunday. It didn’t quite feel like a celebration as the family can’t be together but we spoke skype. Youngest son works for the NHS and […]
All in this together #covid19
Challenging times indeed. I’m not alone though in seeing that the current approach taken by Boris, which runs counter to the more cautious approaches we’re seeing in other countries, reflects […]
Incentivised culling
The deliberate creation of a scheme to reduce expenditure on the most vulnerable in society has been one of the Tory party’s key policies over the past 10 years or […]
Joining the dots: #femedtechquilt
This fabulous idea set me in a real spin over the Christmas holidays. I have happily promoted it to others through all my channels but my own participation brings huge […]
Honouring cruelty
I will be glad to see the end of 2019 for many reasons. In the UK the arrival of a new year traditionally holds a New Year’s Honours list with […]
#resist through joy
For many of us, still recovering from the shock of an unimaginable election result, it is a real challenge to face the coming festivities with anything approaching joyfulness. The UK […]
