Community dance artist, PDSW & WCT. PGCEs in dance & adult ed. Varied career including theatre, comms (FCIPR) teaching and media. Cancer survivor (so far).
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14 Feb 2023
A useful event it seems. I still remember organising a Ditchley Park meeting in the 90s - having a diverse range of views geared to problem solving was valuable & led to policy changes: theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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12 Jan 2023
Peter Brooke’s’ cartoon in The Times today has the run down Ambulance & NHS situation spot on!
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16 Dec 2022
Health expert Jeremy Hunt knew how to fix social care. Why is chancellor Jeremy Hunt not doing so? theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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15 Dec 2022
'It's like being in a warzone' – A&E nurses open up about the emotional cost of working on the NHS frontline theconversation.com/its-like…
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11 Dec 2022
The Observer view on why public sector workers deserve a fair pay deal and have no choice but to strike theguardian.com/commentisfre…
19 Nov 2022
Good article l: Firms need to stop treating the vulnerable like cash cows
thetimes.co.uk/article/25dbc…
24 Oct 2022
Priorities that shouldn’t be ignored: The very last thing the UK needs is more ‘grownup’ politics. That’s what got us into this mess theguardian.com/commentisfre…
22 Oct 2022
Quite chilling symbolism, along with the China Consul incident in Manchester the other day, Xi expecting a lifelong term for his presidency (not unlike Putin) and the prohibition of citizen’s basic human rights. news.sky.com/story/chinas-fo…
2 Oct 2022
Germaine points in this editorial: The Observer view on why Tory MPs must stop Liz Truss’s ‘reverse Robin Hood’ policies theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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30 Sep 2022
Good commentary: news.sky.com/story/did-truss…
Autumn storm clouds are thickening thanks to Truss and Kwarteng's mini-budget | Adam Boulton
25 Aug 2022
Poppy and Milo cats have been nominated for the 2022 #PetplanPetAwards. Poppy and Milo are a talented pair who were rescued from @MGAnimalRescue in Dorset. Furry paws crossed 😽🐈⬛🐈😻
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16 Aug 2022
Britain has been avoiding its biggest problems for decades. Now we’re paying the price theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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20 Jul 2022
Are there enough concrete commitments in the women’s health strategy to truly ‘reset the dial’? theguardian.com/society/2022…
19 Jul 2022
Great insights on working life: A bigger paycheck? I’d rather watch the sunset!’: is this the end of ambition? theguardian.com/money/2022/j…
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13 Jul 2022
Spot on: Richard J Evans on Boris Johnson: “A dismal legacy” - New Statesman newstatesman.com/culture/his…
8 Jul 2022
The terminally ill need support - this petition is worth signing.
#isitok that I'm dying but I'm trying to help terminally ill people get there benefits automatically fast tracked as soon as they are,I ask you all to support me follow me & most importantly please sign the petition.This affects us all.I need your help,so please help a dying man
3 Jul 2022
End of an era: Peter Brook: British stage directing great dies aged 97 - a major figure in French theatre too. bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…
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3 Jul 2022
Steven McRae, Royal Ballet principal dancer, on the advantages dance training gives Wimbledon champions.
thetimes.co.uk/article/a126d…