It’s that time of year again – new year hopes, expectations, disappointments. Many of us are engaged in more, or less, helpful spaces of exchange and reflection about who we want to be and what we want to do over the next 12 months. Last January I shared some thoughts about how we might look outwards rather than inwards in our journey, and suggested reflection on what stories we might tell in support of progressive politics . I have tried to take my own advice, pushing furthe

I am currently reading Meditations for Mortals  by Oliver Burkeman, another wonderful recommendation from the writing group I’ve joined...

I am coming towards the end of the summer holiday and as I reconnect with friends and colleagues the inevitable question arises – did I...

Many of us are familiar with the ‘Brit abroad’ trope of a frustrated tourist speaking ever more loudly in English, seemingly unaware that...