If an NHS doctor divulged personal information about a patient, they could be struck off. But the government pays the NHS to do just this. A patient’s name, date of birth and address are among the data which are passed on to the Home Office. If you are in the UK illegally, they can findContinue reading “NHS urged to share data so patients can be deported”
Category Archives: Personal
David Hepworth on Trump. “He has no principles. Therefore he has nothing to hide.”
I know that the 45th President is a very easy target but that shouldn’t diminish this elegant, excellent piece by David Hepworth. Full piece here It concludes: This is not a man that anybody looks at and thinks, “he represents my values or my country”. Nobody would lend him their lawnmower. He’s a televisionContinue reading “David Hepworth on Trump. “He has no principles. Therefore he has nothing to hide.””
30 years on…thanks for the lessons Dad.
My father retired from work 30 years ago and, had he lived, would have been 95 today. He left school in 1938 aged 16 and started work for WH Smith & Son leaving them in 1954 to join the publishers and stationers William Collins where he finally became sales director. I keep a framed copy of this profile on my workroom wallContinue reading “30 years on…thanks for the lessons Dad.”
Lefsetz on George Michael…
“Music, when done right, is undeniable. It doesn’t matter what the critics say, it doesn’t matter what you believed yesterday, it doesn’t matter what your friends have to say, you’re immediately infected, the sound just makes you feel good, puts a smile on your face, makes you glad to be alive.” Full article here –Continue reading “Lefsetz on George Michael…”
One photograph.
This photograph of Iesha L Evans, a nurse from New York, facing the police in Baton Rouge in July this year, was inspiring and thought provoking. Inspiring, because, like many, I would love to think that I might have her courage and dignity, but I doubt I would. Thought provoking, because when I read ofContinue reading “One photograph.”
I haven’t written much recently.
I haven’t written much for a while, not because I haven’t got much to say, far from it. I started 2016 full of good intentions with the idea of writing a blog post every day for a month then two months or perhaps a year. I soon realised that writing for its own sake orContinue reading “I haven’t written much recently.”
The Monday Morning Quote #393
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke
A Trump Tower Goes Bust in Canada
I try to keep my political views to myself, but some weeks you have to acknowledge what’s happening elsewhere. This story is from my friend Jason Cupp’s newsfeed here. It’s worth a read. A Trump Tower Goes Bust in Canada The failure this week of Trump Toronto showcased a familiar scenario: big promises, glitzy image,Continue reading “A Trump Tower Goes Bust in Canada”
Nigel Lawson and hubris
The former UK chancellor of the exchequer writing in the FT in a patronising piece about Brexit. (Sept 3rd) “I was a member of the Thatcher government of the 1980s that transformed the British economy, an achievement acknowledged throughout the world at the time.” Like many I acknowledge that the economy was transformed. Like manyContinue reading “Nigel Lawson and hubris”
The Monday Morning Quote #388
“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labour and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determineContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #388”
The Incisal Edge 