Totnes has been in the news lately on two counts as recorded here by Lucy Brown recently. As it happens I am writing this in Rumour, a bistro on the south side of Totnes’ High Street. The Methodist Church, in … Continue reading
The revelations regarding the late Jimmy Saville have strewn many mines in front of people who write about politics and society. If one completely ignores what is going on then one could well be charged with not caring. If one … Continue reading
Today I want to talk about caring. I woke up the other morning thinking about the fact that many of the people I saw on the television were wearing poppies – sometimes, or so I felt, in circumstances that were … Continue reading
I have been wandering round the news sites again this week. I like to read the news on that Interweb, it allows you to skim some stories and find deeper opinion articles when you are in that frame of mind. … Continue reading
Over the last few weeks, I have become increasingly aware of the need to bring up our children so that they can speak other languages – but that we are going about it the wrong way. There is now ample … Continue reading
Back in February 2008 I read an article in The Times (and I am sure that most of you now realise that this is my paper of choice) by Camilla Cavendish on the subject of British justice in the Family … Continue reading
Why does the media become so obsessed when a politician takes a second look at something and then realises that the first decision was probably wrong and that there is a good case for a mind change? It is, of … Continue reading
Obviously not all people who follow 2020UK nor, indeed, all who are interested in politics and governance are Christians. Good Friday is, however, an important day in the Christian calendar. Simply because the established church is Christian we are more … Continue reading
When you think about it neither fairness nor equality can exist within any group of human beings – it is how we deal with unfairness and inequality that matters. First, though, am I right to say that neither fairness nor … Continue reading
The last time I was at work, I did a quick survey of my patient list. Eighty per cent of the people I was looking after were over seventy. Two thirds of my patients weren’t medically unwell, but waiting for … Continue reading