Like so many others around the world, I watched the slow unfolding of the American election result. I hardly dared hope for Joe Biden to win. An inspiring speech by Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris, followed by that of the President- elect, were sheer joy. After all the humiliation and hardship inflicted upon so many people […]
It’s six months now since Tracey Crouch was appointed the world’s first Minister for Loneliness in the UK, but it still feels a bit strange. The idea of stopping people feeling lonely feels utopian, like something a state shouldn’t be meddling with and yet society is failing so badly that an ambulance at the bottom […]
For my first blog post, I can do no better than congratulate our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, not only on her new baby, but also on her superb instinct for inclusiveness. At a time when many leaders would have felt justified in seeking special treatment, Jacinda came to the hospital in her own car, driven […]