11 August 2016 Grammar schools – right or wrong? An opportunity for social mobility or the opposite? by Lynda Goetz In an article in The Telegraph on 7th August, Allison Pearson argued that, as a country, we were more than happy to see our elite athletes given special training, but that the ban on grammar… Continue reading Issue66: 2016 08 11: Grammar schools right or wrong? (Lynda Goetz)
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Issue 65: 2016 08 04: Is Women’s Ambition Different From Men’s? (Linda Goetz)
04 August 2016 Is Women’s Ambition Different From Men’s? Should this be a taboo subject? by Lynda Goetz Last week, Kevin Roberts, chairman of Saatchi and Saatchi (the global communications and advertising agency now based in New York and with 140 offices in 76 countries) and head coach at the parent company, Publicis Group, took… Continue reading Issue 65: 2016 08 04: Is Women’s Ambition Different From Men’s? (Linda Goetz)
Issue 64: 2016 07 28: Terror Attacks in Europe (Lynda Goetz)
28 July 2016 Terror Attacks in Europe The differences and similarities between France and Germany. by Lynda Goetz France has the largest Muslim population in Europe. With 5 million Muslims in a current population of nearly 66 million, this represents over 7.5% of the population. Germany, with a population of 80 million, had a Muslim… Continue reading Issue 64: 2016 07 28: Terror Attacks in Europe (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 63: 2016 07 21: The Case For Experts (Lynda Goetz)
21 July 2016 The Case for Experts Why we need to listen to those with knowledge by Lynda Goetz When so much is happening in both the UK and the wider world and events are moving so dizzyingly fast that the whole thing sometimes seems like a giant surrealistic blur, it can be hard to… Continue reading Issue 63: 2016 07 21: The Case For Experts (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Sack Postman Pat (Lynda Goetz)
14 July 2016 Sack Postman Pat The rural postman and modern life. by Lynda Goetz The character of Postman Pat, created for the children’s animated TV series in 1981, was for many years used by Royal Mail for their promotional and charity work. In the fictional village of Greendale, on the border between Cumbria and… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Sack Postman Pat (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 61: 2016 07 07: Hampton Court Flower Show (Lynda Goetz)
07 July 2016 Hampton Court Flower Show Tapping into the zeitgeist. by Lynda Goetz Space and grass. Those were my first impressions of the Hampton Court Flower Show in 1994. After many wonderful but decidedly crowded visits to Chelsea, those two elements made a lasting impression. On Tuesday those two factors impressed me yet again… Continue reading Issue 61: 2016 07 07: Hampton Court Flower Show (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 60:2016 06 30: Organisation (Lynda Goetz)
30 June 2016 Organisation I want that perfect life! by Lynda Goetz I occasionally day dream that one day my life will be organised. I am not sure by whom though; after many decades, I have come to the sad conclusion that it is not going to be by me. Somehow, in spite of… Continue reading Issue 60:2016 06 30: Organisation (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 60: 2016 06 30: High heels or bound feet (Lynda Goetz)
30 June 2016 High heels or bound feet? Japanese women choosing the wrong route to empowerment by Lynda Goetz When I lived in Japan for a year, twenty-six years ago, the position of women was far worse than it is now. If they were not married by their twenty-fifth birthday they were regarded as ‘leftover… Continue reading Issue 60: 2016 06 30: High heels or bound feet (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 59: 2016 06 23:Time for a change (Lynda Goetz)
23 June 2016 Time for change Whether we stay or leave change is inevitable by Lynda Goetz It is probably fair to say that, although the referendum debate is one of the most important in a generation for our country (and Europe), most people have got to the point of feeling that ‘enough is enough’… Continue reading Issue 59: 2016 06 23:Time for a change (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 57: 2016 06 09: Paris in Springtime (Lynda Goetz)
09 June 2016 Paris in Springtime This isn’t the Paris I remember! by Lynda Goetz Grey, wet and cold. It wasn’t supposed to be like this! Not that it was a romantic weekend or anything, but a weekend in Paris at the beginning of June should, I felt, have been a little less dismal. Some… Continue reading Issue 57: 2016 06 09: Paris in Springtime (Lynda Goetz)
Issue56: 2016 06 02:Free-from Diets (Lynda Goetz)
02 June 2016 Free-from Diets The right line ‘pour garder la ligne’? by Lynda Goetz Should you feel the need to shed a few pounds before heading off to the beach this summer, you might think that a good place to start looking for information would be the NHS website. Type something like ‘NHS dietary… Continue reading Issue56: 2016 06 02:Free-from Diets (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Children starting school… (Lynda Goetz)
12 May 2016 Children Starting School… … swiping but not speaking. by Lynda Goetz ‘Around one in three children starting school is not ready for the classroom, with many lacking social skills, suffering speech problems or not toilet trained.’ A reception class (with apologies and acknowledgements to the late Joyce Grenfell): Good morning, children. I’m… Continue reading Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Children starting school… (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Can We Trust The Police? (Lynda Goetz)
12 May 2016 Can We Trust The Police? A new series of sensational headlines does not make for confidence, but is this really a case of ‘plus ҫa change…’ ? by Lynda Goetz What has happened to the old-fashioned beliefs that our policemen and women were bulwarks of the community; a force for good; trusted… Continue reading Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Can We Trust The Police? (Lynda Goetz)
