Recent Blogs.- IS THIS REAL LIFE OR IS THIS JUST FANTASY? March 1, 2021I’ve been staring at a blank page for half an hour or so with that Queen song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ drifting in and out of my mind. I don’t know the answer. We’re living in limbo and it’s very strange.Will I ever wear a tie again? Will I ever wear a suit again or will I, […]
- STOP RE-WRITING HISTORY February 22, 2021During the lockdown a lot’s been written about sleep. Until recently I’ve done rather a lot of it without thinking about it. But now I’m sleeping less well with uneasy dreams full of historic regret. It’s all rather bizarre. I re-live innings I played in cricket and lament that rash shot I made 50 years […]
- DO I REALLY CARE ANY MORE? February 15, 2021Well, actually I do but not so much recently. So long as we had the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, terrible infection and mortality figures from Covid and a rampant tweeting Donald Trump we had plenty to worry about and get angry about.Suddenly Brexit is done, vaccinations are happening and, good heavens, at an alarmingly […]
- LEARNING TO BE HUMAN AGAIN February 8, 2021One of the big problems with the lockdown and a year of caution has been to restrain our human impulses. Rather than smiling and saying “Good Morning – isn’t it a glorious day” we now tend to walk past, face averted, or cross to the other side of the road. We’ve lost the art of […]
- EXCITE PEOPLE, DON'T JUST MAKE THEM DO EXAMS February 1, 2021I’ve been worrying about education, that we’ve become obsessed with grades rather than in helping inspire people, putting it simply, to find joy in life and their talent.‘To educate’ comes from the Latin and means to draw out. Great education is about inspiring, nurturing the special talent people have, not ramming in facts.Here’s what Mr […]
- IS THIS REAL LIFE OR IS THIS JUST FANTASY? March 1, 2021