Jess and her manager are completing the forms, now Jess’s probationary period is complete. It’s widely regarded as having been successful by those around her; she’s made quite an impression… read more »

Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band is now fifty years old. It tops most charts as ‘The greatest album ever’…a remarkable achievement of both song writing and production. But for… read more »

Never mind about May’s ill-fated choice of manifesto in the election. There’s the broader question: how well has Theresa May chosen her friends? With the dust of battle still settling… read more »

It’s election week and we have a choice before us. There are many aspects of our lives we’ve had no choice about, of course. We didn’t choose to be born… read more »

I’m on an early morning run. I approach some buttercups in the long grass of Hampstead Heath, swaying yellow in the breeze. But on the mown grass, next to the… read more »

When the damn was built and the river valley flooded, many old settlements were lost. Houses and homes, lived in for centuries, disappeared; family stories were submerged and whole ways… read more »

Richard woke at 4.00am in a cold sweat. It was then he knew he’d have to do something about the bullying he was experiencing at work. He enjoyed his job… read more »

The ship’s captain is barking out orders. First he takes the boat north, and then he takes it south, and then, with another order, north-west. ‘North! No, south! No, north-west!… read more »

Some people find it easy to talk about their experiences; some don’t. The temptation is to bottle things up, dismiss things as unimportant or distract ourselves from recurring feelings. We… read more »

It’s good to know what I’m responsible for at work. And what I’m not responsible for. Sometimes I might do a good job but circumstances are against me; circumstances I… read more »