I was thrilled to see J.K. Rowling tweeting her approval of black actress Noma Dumezweni as the choice to play Hermione in the new production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (previews on 7th June @ Palace Theatre). After so much doom and gloom reporting on this blog, it was nice to have the […]
Brothers in Arms: #FindMike
It was my pleasure and privilege to hear Jonny Benjamin tell his story of the Stranger on the Bridge. For those of you thinking this sounds familiar, the Stranger on the Bridge was a Channel 4 documentary following Jonny through his journey to find the man who saved his life. To roll the story back […]
The Power of the DNR
Stop me if I’m wrong but I visit the doctor, go to A&E – read enlist medical expertise – because they are just that: experts. With the majority of the population not undergoing multiple years of medical training I expect my doctors and nursers, healthcare practitioners etc. to know better than me. I approach them […]
To Complete or No: The Semantics of Suicide
To many of us ‘committing suicide’ is a phrase that rolls off our tongue. We don’t think of the implications of saying this. We may not be aware of the implications of say it. You may think I am being fussy but this is an all important point. Up until recently committing suicide was an […]
The Authentic Life
I have a fear, a fear that my children, future generations will not experience what I have dubbed the ‘authentic life’. As technology takes leaps and bounds I feel each generation is one step further from this ‘authentic life’ based on human contact; face to face communication. If you ask my generation to phone someone […]