13th January 2011

A tale of two worlds

by Howard Wright

When I was a teenager I read avidly books by Margaret Mead, anthropologist and Quaker, and others on the ways of life of people in far off parts of the world. They prompted a…

6th January 2011

An Asian adventure

by Lynda Berry
6th January 2011

The memories endure

by Adrian Smith
6th January 2011

Sung Soo Kim

by Quaker former head of the International Cooperation Team at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea,
6th January 2011

A Quaker view from inside the ‘kettle’

by Diktynna Warren

The impact of government cuts will be felt by many people across Britain in 2011. There will be protests. Thousands will take to the streets to express their opposition to the…

6th January 2011

How concerned are Quakers about government cuts?

by Martin Quick

I am surprised not to see a massive reaction to cuts in government spending and benefits on the letters page and articles in the Friend. Does this really reflect a low level of…

20th October 2010

Editorial

by Ian Kirk-Smith
20th October 2010

The fate of our veterans

by David Hencke

The growing controversy over the fate of thousands of ex-servicemen and women in prison after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan is to be highlighted in a series of reports by the…

20th October 2010

‘I believe that the UK authorities could be in PTSD denial’

by Elfyn Llwyd, Plaid Cymru MP

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) A psychological and physical condition caused by frightening or distressing events. It occurs in up to thirty per cent of people who…

20th October 2010

When violence comes home

by Symon Hill
20th October 2010

‘We train them to kill but we expect them to be normal’

by Judy Kirby

In 1981 consultant psychiatrist Dafydd Alun Jones had a referral from a GP to his clinic in Dolgellau, Wales. The patient had been pensioned out of his family firm suffering from…

20th October 2010

The forgotten army

by Judy Kirby

Tony White is company secretary and a former chief executive of the drug and alcohol charity CAIS in north Wales. He is a more outspoken critic of government funding than his…