Your themes of building and breaking barriers evoke a sense of determination and collective strength. It’s a stirring call to build beyond constraints, rooted in strength and purpose

Sounds like a lovely way to start the day.

In the UK there is absolutely no distraction from the fact that a high ranking royal has been arrested. This is the greatest scandal ever and Trump is deeply involved. Still little mention of Israel and

Is it not true that if applied to human groups, psychological essentialism can lead to stereotyping and prejudice. If people believe that race or gender is an "unchangeable essence," they are

Pizza anyone?

The poor shopping trolley - I do get sad when I see them abandoned in the canal or river. I have to admit as busy mum I have taken them to the far reach of the car park as I don't have a car and have to

A compelling piece, I particularly liked the first stanza setting the scene, creating a haunting echo that emphasises endurance and the passage of time.

Your poem skillfully blends vivid imagery with a tone of defiance and introspection. I thought the line "I empty the canvas" to be a powerful turning point in the poem.

Powerful, loved the imagery you use .Especially the contrast between her magisterial demeanor and the destrcution she brings. It hit me as I have a friend currently in the hospital due to liver cirrhosis.

Admittedly in the UK we have come a long, long way. My friend from Sydney cam to my little village in Yorskshire and found the coffee to be just as good as back home - which I took as a great compliment.

Thank you for your post. I'd never heard of the red string of fate, what a beautiful metaphor.

I hope so - living life in the quiet lane. Yoga and poetry help. I've also limited the time I spend on news and propaganda.

It's a great Ealing Comedy starring Alec Guinness as a man who invents an indestructible suit, but both the bosses and the workers unite to stop it as fearful of threatening their livelihoods. Your piece

I'm sorry to hear of your physical problems. I'm in my mid-fifties which is when this sort of thing began to hit me. I discovered a wonderful chap on YouTube called Austen Goh. He's now my go to guy for

You're lovely photos took me to two years ago when we spent sometime on the island Fuerteventura. Would love to visit but in the winter like you to get away from our cold Northern climate, so think of

This is a topic that deserves widespread attention, so thanks for your article. Your comparison of this waste to the carbon footprint of an entire country, while perhaps an estimation, powerfully illustrates

Thank you for your always provocative pieces imagining a future most of us can't see. Even in the UK where a lot of land is still owed by the aristocracy there is tons of land that is not owned by anyone.

Absolutely. One only has to compare the model of the development of AI in China compared to the US model to see the difference in approach and the potential outcomes. Where you have the US involved in

I suffered a serious mental health break down ten years ago. My experience was that I did indeed ignore that there was "something wrong with me", eventually after hiding it for so long it felt

I think our work culture makes it normal - but it sounds like you are doing all the right things to keep yourself fighting fit so to speak.