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Five lines for a Monday morning
We all have our routines. They help keep us grounded and provide a sense of normality. One of mine includes five lines from a dusty old hymn book, and I carry it with me after every Sunday service, into the days and weeks ahead.
I have ADHD
Yesterday, after months of wondering and years of overthinking, I received news that’s left me feeling… well, a bit confused.
I have ADHD.
Labour’s U-turns aren’t the problem. They’re the symptom.
To say it’s been a rocky few weeks for Keir Starmer’s Labour government would be, at best, incredibly generous —…
I genuinely think this could be the last election under our current system
Change. It’s a funny concept when it comes to politics, isn’t it? One of the questions in last night’s seven-way leaders’ debate on the BBC was all about politicians making promises they never keep once in office. It’s one of the tropes that plagues British politics – in fact, all politics probably. The common belief is that nothing ever really changes apart from the man or woman at the top. But this time feels different. I genuinely think this election could be the last fought under our current electoral system.
Sunak goes to the country, and not a moment too soon – but the result ain’t a foregone conclusion.
He finally did it. Sunak succumbed to the reality that, unlike the D:Ream song that blared in the background throughout his announcement this afternoon, things really aren’t going to get much better than they are right now.
There’s only one choice this year
This year is an election year. We now know this for certain, as Rishi Sunak confirmed as much in an interview the BBC on Thursday 4 January. Exactly when the election will take place is still yet to be seen, despite Sunak’s unconvincing line that his working assumption is that it will be in the second half of the year. With an election on the horizon, we are presented with an opportunity to choose. And for my money, there’s only one clear choice.
The Darkest Day: One Year On
It’s funny, isn’t it? You have plans, thoughts about what you’re going to do. Then, without warning, they completely change. You find yourself doing something totally different to what you thought.
An as-yet-untitled story about the cosmos
As part of a creative writing exchange I did with a dear friend of mine, after proof-reading and editing a book they were writing, they asked me to put my red pen down and instead, do some writing of my own. This was written in the space of about an hour and is just a playful piece they came to me as I wrote it. It’s not part of a wider story. However, as I was writing, I imagined it being the opening chapter to a book about a person’s journey into the history of the cosmos.
Getting to know…me
Tonight, I’m turning inwards. I’m going to interview myself. Here are ten answers to 10 questions to help you get to know me.
15 Facts About Prince That’ll Make You Feel Something
The originally-suggested title for this article was facts to make your hairs stand on end. Now, I’m one of the biggest Prince fans around, but even I don’t think a Prince fact could have that affect on me. Instead, here are 15 Prince facts that will make you feel…something…maybe.
It’s okay for you to feel stress and worry about Covid-19
It’s perhaps one of the most common cliches of the new woke era: “it’s okay to not be okay”. But…
A Reflection on Brexit and the Last Three Years
After 47 years of membership and almost four years of political wrangling and turmoil, the United Kingdom has left the European Union (sort of). As soon as Parliament gave the green light to hold a General Election before Christmas, I knew that the 31st January would be immortalised as the day our EU membership ended.
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