Armed Forces Day and the risky people
“The Armed Forces have decided your vigil will not prove a risk to their display”.
Faith, hope and an old photograph
We live in a time of rapid change: in technology, politics, beliefs and in perceptions of each other.
The virtues of others: learning to take risks for inclusion
High white hoardings behind which earth-moving equipment growls and gouges, and men in yellow helmets appear on rising
In praise of standing back
Responses to the results of last week's local elections offer a cautionary tale about the impulse to rush into comment an
Charles Windsor's Kipling fantasy
There could scarcely have been a less opportune time to remark on the relationship of skin colour to nationality.
Easter, April foolery and the Resurrection Life
Prior to this year, Easter Sunday and April Fool’s Day last coincided in 1956 and will next do so in 2029.
A fanfare for the uncommon (wo)man
The man on the Clapham omnibus, the m
Boris Johnson's speech and the hallucinatory world of British exceptionalism
The ‘big Brexit speech’ made by Boris Johnson on Valentine’s day was – predictably – an embarrassing event.
Experience, expertise and knowledge: the humane approach
In December 2017, the Care Quality Commi
Liminality: New Year, art and the rumour of Divinity
The strange betwixt-and-between period which separates Christmas from New Year is over.
