I have been studying the great classic text The Art of War by Sun Tzu, written in the fifth century BC. It is a text of such subtlety, such understanding of human nature, and, it…
When COP23 (conference of the parties) ended I had my usual post-COP experience: deep grief that I alone did not – could not – solve the climate crisis. But unlike past COP…
My journey to Elgin, for General Meeting for Scotland held on 18 November, started early, leaving in the dark from Brechin and boarding the train in Montrose to the clamour of the…
Between 1652 and 1654 the ‘Valiant Sixty’ travelled in the ministry to spread the Quaker vision in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Today, ‘travelling in the ministry’…
With my ‘serious’ Quaker ‘mind’ I snobbishly thought Strictly Come Dancing was an inconsequential frivolity – irrelevant in a deadly serious world. Three years ago,…
We have worn out the arguments for a fairer distribution of wealth. They just end up with everyone competing for more. This is because we believe that money is a good thing and the…
Are Friends ready to share our experience outside Friends? Since the 1990s, the best-led organisations in Europe and North America have invested time, resources and imagination in…
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