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I love this time of year. Here in Suffolk the ground is carpeted in bluebells. The sun shines through the early growth on the beech trees. This year I love it all the more because I recently had a cataract removed. I see things more … Continue readingThere is no wealth but life
In early April Boris Johnson was explaining capitalism to his backbenchers. The vaccine success, he confidently asserted, was all about greed. Later in the month greed was back in the headlines, with the billionaire owners of football clubs and their proposal for a European Super … Continue readingGreed, Super Leagues and Sewage
‘I get the impression that there is an upper echelon of people who think that the rules that the rest of us have to follow don’t apply to them.’ These are the words of a woman in Cardiff who was stopped in the street by … Continue readingPrivate Sector Smugness and An Entitlement Mentality.
“The reason we have the vaccine success is because of capitalism, because of greed my friends.” Thus spoke the UK’s Prime Minister according to the reports by Conservative members of parliament to whom he was speaking on a conference call. It’s a surprising … Continue readingBoris dropped the ball – but does he even know what shape it is?
Meet Rafaela. Rafaela is from Chile. She is an experienced care professional recruited to a new management role in the UK. That’s how she comes to be sitting in enforced hotel quarantine in Hounslow. Determined to improve her understanding of her new country, she turns … Continue readingIf we really want to ‘protect the NHS’ we must invest in prevention
As the people of Myanmar came to terms with yet another military coup, Facebook had attracted 200,000 followers to a civil disobedience page. This was too much for the generals. Years ago, the decisive symbol of a military coup would be seizing the TV station. … Continue readingGlobal companies, governments and the pandemic