War is hell
I don’t know how many of you remember the Vietnam War, but there are surely many who have since read and seen films about it, the stories and the toll…
Will there ever be peace in Ukraine?
As I write, reports have come in of a Russian rocket having struck the maternity wing of a hospital in eastern Ukraine, killing a new-born boy and critically injuring a doctor. Every life lost is a tragedy,…
The white poppy – remembering all victims of war
The symbolism of the white poppy represents “remembrance for all victims of war, a commitment to peace and a challenge to the attempt to glamorise or celebrate war“. It stresses…
Ceasefire in Ethiopia offers hope for peace
AS THE world has focussed its attention on the war in Ukraine an equally brutal conflict has been taking place in Tigray. It has been estimated that the 2 year…
Is there hope for Yemen?
The war in Yemen, “the forgotten war”, has almost never been news. The desperate suffering of the people in Yemen, the brutality of the Saudi Arabian airstrikes and the complicity…
“Is Weymouth in Ukraine?” Talking to kids about war
I’ve always talked openly to the boys about most things; it wasn’t a conscious decision so much as an instinctive one. When they got to the age where they could…
Simplistic narrative
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, the continuous imagery of the suffering being experienced on an unimaginable scale makes it hard for even the most rational person to offer a…
9 Questions You Should Ask About The War
Here are nine questions which we urgently need to ask about the Russia-Ukraine war.
Othering: The Racism of War
If you ask anyone in the United States how many died in the Vietnam War, the answer will probably be 58,000 but this is only the number of US soldiers…
Four Steps To Peace
For peace to be achievable between Russia and Ukraine the two countries needs to achieve a common understanding of each other’s positions. This does not mean blind acceptance. But it…