29 July 2022 | Blog Posts
Although I seldom sit down with the express intention of watching television, I recently found myself engrossed in an episode of The Repair Shop on BBC One, having chanced upon it one evening. Now in its 8th series, the programme has proven surprisingly popular,...
15 April 2022 | Blog Posts
I remember only too well the first time I heard those ominous words accompanying a story on the BBC News. It must have been over fifteen years ago, perhaps more, although I can no longer recall details of the exact event that warranted the warning. But the sense of...
1 January 2022 | Blog Posts
There is little doubt that metrics play an increasing role in guiding the decisions we make about many aspects of life, from the schools to which we send our children to the dentist we trust to deliver an implant. But metrics have also begun to subtly influence our...
11 October 2021 | Blog Posts
The efficacy of anti-depressants is a debate that has raged for decades and shows little sign of abating. At its heart lies the broad range of experiences of those prescribed drugs such as fluoxetine, sertraline and citalopram: for some they have proven no less than...
1 September 2021 | Blog Posts
There seems little doubt that this summer has had more than its fair share of sporting highlights for the UK: the agonising near-miss of Euro 2020, the impressive medal haul of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and Emma Raducanu’s extraordinary win of the US Open, to...
1 April 2021 | Blog Posts
There is little doubt that we have learnt much from the coronavirus pandemic, not only about our vulnerabilities and priorities as a society, but also about our resilience. One consequence of lockdown that intrigued me, was the way that many seized the opportunity to...
