I recorded an interview yesterday that was broadcast on BBC Today this morning. Unfortunately, as it was pre-recorded, I didn’t get to respond to the representative of Damos (http://www.demos.co.uk/) with whom I would like to discuss in more detail some of his points...
Starbucks and all that
I’m not a Starbucks drinker really, I’m an Urban Coffee Co fan, but much of the talk on that particular company (of the three) is very misinformed. Many of the Starbucks shops are paying Corporation Tax as they are franchises ie stand alone businesses, so a boycott...
Science makes God bigger, not smaller
Watching The Big Questions this morning I saw an example, yet again, of a straw man argument being setup to knock down. Their premise was that as science explains more of the vastness of the universe and the detail in the microscopic and sub atomic, that God is...
Language – expression of you
Just finished watching Stephen Fry’s Planet Word. A fascinating and whimsical, as only Stephen Fry can be, tour of language. Incredibly complex, except we learn it without even knowing how. Wouldn’t it be easier if we all spoke the same language? But I was caught by...
Real wealth, certain wealth
“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God.” (2 Timothy 6v17) In light of all the recent news of stock market crashes and credit ratings dropped, this is a...
Journeys of Whimsy – SatNav at its best!
I love driving. I love exploring. For me, the journey can be as important as the destination. Finding places unknown, the hidden gems which you often dash past in the rush to arrive. So where does SatNav come in? If you’re in no hurry to be somewhere just try changing...
The value of life
A weekend of tragedy, in Oslo, for Amy Winehouse and for Africa temporarily forgotten by the media but still suffering more than we can imagine. The unfortunate reality is that with rapid media and fast news churn stories like these will be forgotten almost as quickly...
Does anyone know the value of the world?
Is it me or is something very strange going on? If we seem to be heading to a situation where every country is borrowing money just to pay it’s interest and as each day goes by another country defaults on it’s debts, surely the overall monetary value of the world is...
Interview on Sky News about Interest Rate Cut
Appearing on Sky TV speaking on the affects of interest rate changes.
A Society Losing its Way and its Heart
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/mar/04/homeless-victoria-london-westminster-bylawA society losing its way and its heart This story in the Guardian, was brought to my attention today by my cousin. To me it’s a story which reflects how for all of the rhetoric, those who lead and shape our countries policies have lost their heart and their way. When...