Morality

Why we will all go back to work today

There have been two occasions in recent weeks on which I’ve woken early and arrived down in the kitchen to discover horror stories all...

President Lannister and other despots

You would think we know better in 2017. On one side of the world we have Kim Jong-un standing before the massed ranks of his army and...

Cupcakes and customer service

A guest post by Suzanne Stolberg Anyone who has heard Chris’s approach to not tolerating dental patients who are looking for the cheapest...

Seriously

You all know how much I love my taxi-driver stories because they demonstrate the triumph of the human spirit, of love and endeavour over...

The Eruv

Warning: if your religious sensibilities are easily upset, please don’t read this post. Trafford Council Planning Application Number...

Who were the Brexit voters?

The result is the result and, depending on how you voted (or didn’t) the party poppers or spilt milk can now be cleared away – tomorrow...

Parker Palmer on the “examined life”

In his May 10, 2015 Naropa University graduation address, Parker Palmer offered the advice of Socrates, and urged Naropa graduates to...

The Moral Compass

The week began with a cocaine-snorting, philandering Lord of the Realm, caught with his pants down and somebody else’s brassiere on. We...