Social work not soldiers

So the Russians thought to subtly insult us by referring to the UK at the G20 summit as ‘just an insignificant little island’. The hope, was to further embarrass people and accentuate the rift between Britain and America.  As it happens, I actually like...

The Road to Damascus

Inhumanity knows no boundaries and the cruelty inflicted from human to human has only changed with the implements and the methods used to inflict it over the centuries. Britain currently purports to stand for honour and justice and humanitarian decency in the face of...

Conflict Resolution.

As most of you probably know, my background was in social work. The underpinning drive in social work is always concerning the resolution of conflict, whether that be in an individual, a family or a community. The task was always to analyse and assess risk and...

Relative pain

The story of the person who goes into the hospital with a broken leg is in great pain and he’s really uncomfortable when he’s allocated a bed on the ward. The nurse reassures him by pointing at the man in the next bed saying “at least be thankful...