the voice of those frustrated by the slow progress towards a fair society where the needs of the weak are met without weakening them further
We see needs all over the place but whose responsiblity is it to meet those needs. Today in Britain the expectation is that the government in one way or another will meet all the needs of the people. They provide a National Health Service, fund social care so that the weaker members of society are cared for
These are people who are remembered years, decades even centuries after they have departed this earth. It could be you if you do things that are remembered by those whose lives you have touched, not just family and friends. Such people are the ones whose story is told in history books or in interviews that others do. There
For those who don’t know the Big Society is an idea put forward by the new UK government that came to power this summer. They say that their aims include supporting co-ops, mutuals, charities and social enterprises and encouraging people to take an active role in their communities. Well that is the positive side of things. The
Often we see the downside of something but take the upside for granted. There are few things that do not have both an upside and a downside. It is so easy to compare disadvantages and forget to look at the advantages. What was the old way of thinking? Let’s look at an example that affects
One of the things that we can be tempted to do is to buy some kind of package deal. There are times when these work out well such as when we buy a holiday. This way we can buy the travel accommodation in one package. It works well if you choose your package carefully The
I am coming to the conclusion that governments around the world are starting to try and expand their reach into other countries. Could this be a sign of desperation. Taxing your own people who are overseas The first thing I heard was stories of people who had never been to the US but were being
I had the car radio on when I went shopping and when I set off for the return journey there was someone talking about philanthropy and the theatre. He was a giver who looked around for good things that he could support. What surprised me was then he said that for the past 30 years theatres
Loan sharks are predatory creatures. They make a meal of the lives of vulnerable people. People who are desperate and think that they have nowhere else to turn. They need to be stopped. How can this be done? They are operating outside the law and the government is trying to look after people by putting
My mind was going ten to the dozen during the bible study. I saw something in the passage that I don’t think anyone else saw. We were looking at the story of Cornelius and Peter in Acts chapters 10 and 11. In some ways it was reassuring but more of that later. Lets go over
We had some really boring old materials that needed livening up. Well no one in their right mind would be attracted to them. Good material but so plain and uninteresting. They had been part of the old course system that we demolished when we moved home recently. Once in their new home they looked so