“Doe…a deer….a female deer…..” “How do you solve a problem like Maria?” “The hills are alive……..” Yes, that’s right. Who doesn’t know? The hills are alive with the sound of music! I was recently lucky enough to be invited to take part in one of the legendary Sound of Music Singalong screenings in London. Legendary?![…]

Part 5: The Government years (2) Going underground I’ve always been a writer …………………………… “The smoking carriage for this train is the 4th carriage! That’s the 4th carriage for smokers,” yelled the Guard up and down the platform. Returning from an out of town management briefing by train in the 1990s, a group of dispirited[…]

We all feel stuck in a rut sometimes. It just takes a moment, a sideways glance at our life, to notice the same old day after day dull routine. Perhaps we suddenly can’t remember the last time we went out to socialise in the evening. Or we realise that our social life follows a pattern[…]

Part 4: The Government Years (1) Above board I’ve always been a writer………….. It won’t surprise you to learn that Civil Servants do a lot of pen pushing. During my illustrious career I churned out millions of official pages including: guidance; instructions; decisions; replies to letters sent to Ministers (sometimes the PM) from their constituents,[…]

Millions of people who live alone stop doing things that they had previously enjoyed because they would have to do them alone. In our couple-based society, doing something on our own is a challenge that many people just can’t face. Especially if they have suddenly found themselves living alone as a result of divorce or[…]