Recently, I saw a story in the New York Times about an 11 year rape victim who was denied an abortion, and it struck me…
Great Minds And Thinkers Posts
On Friday, 22 March, 2019, Robert Mueller released his findings to the Attorney General on whether there was foreign collusion during the 2016 election. It’s…
Bernie is Back and Brexit looms
Posted in From The Editor's Perspective, Uncategorized, and World Affairs
I’ve been quietly watching what is happening in the USA in regards to the upcoming 2020 election and how Brexit is faring in the UK.…
When George H.W. Bush died on 30 November, 2018 aged 94, it signified the end of an era, where politicians may have disagreed, but they…
The Midterms ~ Did the Democrats Fail and the Importance of the Fourteenth Amendment
Posted in Business and Law, From The Editor's Perspective, and World Affairs
Ever since #45 took up residence in the White House, people have been waiting for 6 November, 2018 and the midterms, where ‘the people’ could…
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Posted in Media Spotlight, and Television Reviews
Based on the 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay, the recent mini series of Picnic at Hanging Rock, delivers some well needed drama that has been lacking…
Inside Justice ~ The Glyn Razzell Case
Posted in Justice, Spotlight on Humanity, and Television Reviews
Having studied criminal law and in particular miscarriages of justice, I was interested in the work of ‘Inside Justice’ which is similar to the ‘Innocence…
Halfway through 2018
Posted in From The Editor's Perspective, and World Affairs
It’s June and we’re halfway through the year and I’m going to reflect on some of the stories that I have highlighted and see what…
The Handmaid’s Tale ~ Season 1 and Season 2 (so far) Review
Posted in Book Reviews, Media Spotlight, and Television Reviews
Based on the dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale follows Offred (real name June Osborn) who is forced to become a Handmaid in…
A Weekend With A ‘Remain’ Voter
Posted in Business and Law, and World Affairs
I’ve always been the odd one out since my school days; I was the one that teachers liked because I did well and it made…