My 25 Year Love-Affair with Pointy Shoes.
I really wish that in my youth, I’d not worn pointy shoes But they’d called to me from the shoe-shop shelves And I just could not refuse. They were red…
Government is killing disabled people
IN 2015 a landmark case was brought before High Court. The court ruled that a 28-year-old disabled man’s rights had been violated when doctors at the hospital he was admitted…
Film Review: Spider-Man – No Way Home
AS conclusions to trilogy’s go, No Way Home is certainly quite satisfactory to watch, though begs the question of necessity. While it’s understandable that going out on a high is…
Javier Bardem – not ‘just’ an actor
BEFORE I begin I must declare my bias. Javier Bardem is not only one of my favourite actors but one of my favourite human beings, and this is my little…
The Lost Burdens – Chapter 4
Links to Previous chapters – Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 His head was pounding, pounding. He felt as though he were a door, and someone was rapping at…
The NHS under threat
THE current Health and Care Bill represents a grave threat to the NHS and the health of the nation. Presently at committee stage it has the potential to take the…
The hell of Guantanamo Bay
WHY does Guantanamo Bay still exist? And why is Moath al-Alwi still being held there after 20 years? Moath al-Alwi , a Yemeni national, was captured by Pakistani forces near…