by roz | May 9, 2015 | Government & Politics
“A man without a vote is a man without protection.” Lyndon B Johnson Much will be made of the 2015 General Election but the six week lead in campaigns were lacklustre and just 66% of the electorate voted. We certainly lost some big political hitters like Vince...
by roz | May 5, 2015 | article, Government & Politics
We’re all strands on the web of life. And whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. Racism under the guise of immigration has been blamed for all the ills in Britain by the main political parties. From the use of food banks to the cost of the welfare state....
by roz | May 4, 2015 | article, Government & Politics, politics
The General Election is days away and our expectation is that our newspapers would provide honest and accurate stories. It follows that bias or misrepresentation in reporting may be unwittingly absorbed by the readers. I wrote an article on the need for the media and...
by roz | Apr 30, 2015 | arts & culture
Mary Seacole’s courage and compassion as a nurse provided soldiers with food, nursing care and a morning dispensary during the 19th century Crimean war. To capture the spirit of Mary, and remind the public of the importance of the nursing profession, a memorial...
by roz | Apr 29, 2015 | citizenship, media
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others and if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them – Dalai Lama The recent comments made by Katie Hopkins in the Sun newspaper that “African migrants are like cockroaches” exemplified a growing cancer in our...