When Cockermouth, in Cumbria, was flooded in 2009, our house was one of the first to be filled with silty water. I was flooded at the same time with emotional muddle and…
How often have we, as individuals, been put off buying something because we are not really sure what it is we are actually buying into? Have you ever, for example, put off…
Originally written in 1910, the section of Quaker Faith & Practice quoted below is a succinct summary of what constitutes a right relationship with money in all its forms.…
My ethics are my conscious behaviour. This behaviour can be selfish, like a small child, or caring, as with establishing a foundation for the care of historic monuments. My…
It was VJ Day in August 2008 and we arrived to see many British Legion members in uniform. Some had banners. Even David Cameron was there! My first response was: ‘I do not want…
A man sits at a computer in Nevada, in the middle of America. He is British. He does his work, like millions of other people around the world, by operating a keyboard and mouse,…
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