‘Sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage’. That’s the advice that single dad Benjamin gives to his son Dylan in the 2011 film We bought a Zoo. Struggling with a relationship and not knowing which way to turn, Dylan has to take his courage in both hands and risk confessing his love for […]

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It is often remarked that ‘God moves in mysterious ways’. The phrase originated in a famous 1773 poem by William Cowper entitled ‘Light Shining out of Darkness’. It was inspired by his own experience. As a young man Cowper was refused permission to marry the woman he loved and fell into a depression which was […]

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This week consumers in the UK are nervously holding their breath, waiting to see whether their power company goes bankrupt and their favourite fizzy drink disappears from the shelves. The two are not unrelated. Both are the result of the latest Black Swan. First coined by statesman Nassim Nicholas Taleb a Black Swan denotes a […]

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When Christian Eriksen walked out onto the pitch for Denmark’s game against Finland he was in the prime of his life. Or so he thought. But five minutes before half time he suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, the rapid response of the medical team saved his life. But it could […]

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David Attenborough has warned world leaders that we are “on the verge of destabilising the entire planet” unless urgent action is taken to limit climate change. Now like many people I take seriously my responsibility to look after the planet – I recycle everything I can, compost my peelings and tea bags, and avoid single-use plastic as […]

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It’s unlikely that anyone in the Cornish village of Carbis Bay missed preparations for the G7 summit in June 2021. With a population of slightly over 3,500 the village normally hosts tourists who flock to its golden sands. The arrival of the G7, however, rather swelled that number. Six thousand police men and women arrived […]

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The last words we say can leave a lasting legacy for those who follow.  In Stephen Spielberg’s famous film ‘Saving Private Ryan’, Captain John Miller sacrifices his own life to rescue Private James Ryan, and with his last words tells him ‘Earn this … earn it!’  The legacy those words leave are a haunting doubt that stay […]

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I’ve sometimes wondered why the Very Hungry Caterpillar wasn’t given a name. Born on a Sunday he spends the first week of his life eating his way through everything he can find in increasing quantities. But nothing satisfies. On Saturday he goes all out, abandons his fruit only diet and munches his way through cake, […]

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In despair Viki Patel watched helplessly as the bespoke engagement ring slipped from his fiancée’s finger and sank to the bottom of Lake Windemere. After many postponements due to Covid he had finally managed to take Rebecca to the Lake District and pop the question. But now the ring that meant so much seemed lost […]

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The story is told of a man who collected water each day from the local stream. He carried the water in two clay pots hung on a pole resting across his shoulders. One of the pots had a crack in it and by the time he arrived at the house it was always half empty. […]

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