Inspire me… please!

So far the General Election campaign has been about choosing the least bad of who cares. An argument about increasing VAT or National Insurance isn’t motivating me. A thought struck me today about David Cameron’s ‘change’ mantra… Why? Why choose ‘change’ as the theme of the Conservative election campaign? For a start, he’s not a Read More …

normal service will resume… sometime

If you follow the blog then you’ll know that I’m at the end stages of my Masters in Research.  That means I’m in the all consuming land of dissertation. At the moment my days consist of listening to interviews, trying to remember why on earth I wrote cryptic notes during said interviews and trying to Read More …

wash up white wash

For the last two nights I’ve watched the Digital Economy Bill‘s passage through the House of Commons. The Bill, one of the most controversial for years, was placed in ‘Wash Up’ following the calling of the General Election.  Wash Up truncates the legislative process.  Instead of 2 readings and a committee stage which can last Read More …

and so it begins

This morning the Queen gave permission for Parliament to be dissolved and a General Election to be called for May 6. The way in which Brown and Cameron launched their campaigns has been quite different and I think this campaign will be interesting in a whole range of ways: the leadership debates For the first Read More …

Happy Easter

“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.”

redemption stories

redemption stories is a collection of stories. There are words, pictures and verse, but all of them tell a story — a redemption story. We received input from Adele Sakler, Ben & Joy Thomas, Laura Bridge, Jason Duke, Adam Howie, Christine McIntosh, Trent Yaconelli, Emma Boyd, Angus S. Mathie, Paula Spur, Avril Cutler, Emma Boyd Read More …

Dave hits a grand

If you follow the blog then you’ll know that my step-son David is running the London Marathon on 25 April in aid of Kidney Research UK. If you’ve been following David’s blog then you’ll know that his training had been going well until a hamstring problem struck.  Well, after some massage, stretching and work in Read More …