Dear Teenage Girl, I don’t know your name or even what you look like. I don’t know if you’re tall or short, or fair or dark. I might have passed you in the road even just this morning without knowing who you were. And you might wonder what the connection is. What have you got […]
Do something about dementia: Give my sister your money!
My sister is a remarkable woman. She runs a successful – award-winning even – pharmacy business, keeps a dog, two small boys and a wife happy, and still has time for other people. Plus she’s pretty good company. However, this time she’s excelled herself. She’s gone and entered the London Marathon. I know that to some […]
Gaza: For the love of humanity, can’t we stop the killing?
I am not a political person – big P, small P or middle-sized P. Wading into debate where feelings run high makes me feel queasy. It’s not that I don’t believe these things matter or that I lack conviction. It’s just that I prefer to keep them to myself unless I’m absolutely 100 per cent convinced […]