For some reason I have always rather liked the part of the sermon on the mount where it walks about the lilies of the field. I have always presumed that they are beautiful wild flowers. Well after all it talks about them being well-dressed. The thing about wild flowers is that they are often quieter
Whose responsibility is it anyway?
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
Role of philanthrophy in society
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
Benefit dependency
I have been following another blog where the writer stirred up people with their comments about the benefits system. He was trying to make sense of the benefit system in the light of the traditional idea that if a man does not work then he should not eat. If you look at the roots of