02 February 2017 “Granny-Dumping” and State Responsibility Old people, like children, should be cared for, says MP. by Lynda Goetz One of the shocking stories which came out this week was the one about the 76 year-old American with dementia who, it is alleged, was abandoned in November 2015 in the car park of Hereford bus… Continue reading Issue 90: 2017 02 02: “Granny-Dumping” and State Responsibility (Lynda Goetz)
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Issue 90: 2017 02 02: An Inspector Calls (Lynda Goetz)
02 February 2017 An Inspector Calls by J B Priestley The Playhouse Theatre. Reviewed by Lynda Goetz This is a play familiar to many. Perhaps you appeared in a school production, or one of your children studied it as a set text for GCSE, or your local theatre produced a version; whatever the source, it is… Continue reading Issue 90: 2017 02 02: An Inspector Calls (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 89: 2017 01 26: Melania’s Gown (Lynda Goetz)
26 January 2017 Melania’s Gown Does it really tell us anything? By Lynda Goetz On the whole, I am not a big follower of fashion, probably largely as a result of the rather puritanical approach of my father and the words drummed into me as a teenager; “If you follow fashion, you’ll never have any… Continue reading Issue 89: 2017 01 26: Melania’s Gown (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 89: 2017 01 26: Crispy roast potatoes (Lynda Goetz)
26 January 2017 Crispy Roast Potatoes And Browned Toast A Cancer Risk ‘Going for Gold’. Is the Food Standards Agency (FSA) warning really necessary? By Lynda Goetz With all that is going on in the world, the announcement by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that we should avoid eating crispy potatoes or well-browned toast seems… Continue reading Issue 89: 2017 01 26: Crispy roast potatoes (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 88: 2017 01 19: January Blues (Lynda Goetz)
19 January 2017 January Blues A few suggestions by Lynda Goetz Today, Wednesday, has been a beautiful day down here in the West Country, cold, but not too cold, beautiful blue skies and sunshine all day until the early winter sunset cast a pink glow over the few scattered clouds – presaging, if the old… Continue reading Issue 88: 2017 01 19: January Blues (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 87: 2017 01 12: University Rankings and Free Speech (Lynda Goetz)
12 January 2017 University Rankings and Free Speech Universities and students past and present. by Lynda Goetz The old black and white photograph of 14 young men in bow ties was at first glance unremarkable – until you realised that this photo, taken on the occasion of Ken Clarke’s presidential debate at the Cambridge… Continue reading Issue 87: 2017 01 12: University Rankings and Free Speech (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Poets Day (Lynda Goetz)
05 January 2017 POETS Day But only once a month for hard-working Japanese. by Lynda Goetz Anyone who has worked in an office may well have heard the term ‘Poets day’ for the last day of the working week, Friday. The term has nothing to do with poetry but is an acronym meaning ‘Piss off… Continue reading Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Poets Day (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Stepping Closer, US political appointments- (JR Thomas)
22 December 2016 Stepping Closer Donald Trump chooses his team. by J.R.Thomas Whether you see it as a rising black cloud carrying the threat of great storms and endless night, or if you look in the same direction but see the rising sun throwing a brave light across an awakening vibrant landscape, what you cannot… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Stepping Closer, US political appointments- (JR Thomas)
Issue 85: Book Review, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Lynda Goetz)
22 December 2016 The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Reviewed by Lynda Goetz This is a book I originally read over ten years ago. It was first published in 1998 and has been a bestseller ever since on both sides of the Atlantic. Set in the 1960s, it tells the story of an American missionary… Continue reading Issue 85: Book Review, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 84: 2016 12 15: IHAT & Operation Northmoor (Lynda Goetz)
15 December 2016 Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) and Operation Northmoor What these are; why they exist; and what should happen next. by Lynda Goetz I am not, nor ever have been, anything to do with the military. Had I been, I would have expected that putting my life on the line for my country would… Continue reading Issue 84: 2016 12 15: IHAT & Operation Northmoor (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 83: 2016 12 08: Open Letter to Alison Pearson (Lynda Goetz)
08 December 2016 Open Letter to Allison Pearson Vets are neither ‘ripping you off’ nor ‘raking it in’. Dear Allison, I agree with so much of what you say. I frequently find myself reading out parts of your column to any family members who are prepared to listen. I can often be heard to exclaim… Continue reading Issue 83: 2016 12 08: Open Letter to Alison Pearson (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 81: 2016 11 24: ID, Insurance and the NHS (Lynda Goetz)
24 November 2016 ID, Insurance and the NHS Other countries manage. by Lynda Goetz ‘Show your passport to see the doctor!’ screamed the headlines, as if this was heralding the terrifying imposition of a police state. ‘Every NHS patient could be asked to show their passport before they receive healthcare’, the permanent secretary to the… Continue reading Issue 81: 2016 11 24: ID, Insurance and the NHS (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 81: 2016 11 24: Shopping and Benches (Lynda Goetz)
24 November 2016 Shopping and Benches Will benches and loos really make the older generation spend more? by Lynda Goetz The International Longevity Centre is, according to its web site, ‘a futures (sic) organisation focussed (sic) on some of the biggest challenges facing Government and society in the face of demographic change’. According to an… Continue reading Issue 81: 2016 11 24: Shopping and Benches (Lynda Goetz)
