The South Hams in Devon is undoubtedly a very special place to live. I feel so incredibly lucky to have called it my home now for the last seven years, and indeed to be raising my family here. Recently though,...
As the father of four young children, one of the great fears I have looking forward is that they might one day be bullied online. Obviously as they get older, I will spend lots of time coaching them on using the internet...
On Wednesday of this week, I awoke to the terribly sad news that Professor Stephen Hawking had passed away, a man who I’d found so incredibly inspiring for so many years. His work was undoubtedly brilliant, and I’m happy to admit...
Coincidentally I write this post in the same week as Prime Minster Theresa May slammed private developers in her speech on the UK property crisis stating, “The bonuses paid to the heads of some of our biggest property developers are...
This coming April, without being properly evidenced and openly debated in Parliament, Jeremy Hunt (the Health Secretary) plans to quietly introduce legislation that fundamentally changes our NHS forever. As the plans stand today, they allow him to hand the running...
There is a great deal about the United Kingdom that as a nation we can be exceptionally proud of. Our culture, music, sports, industry, politics and arts have for a long time influenced people throughout the world. For me though, our...
This summer, I once again found a member of my family in the care of NHS professionals. Our then 3-year-old son Joseph was left with a badly broken leg following an accident on a trampoline. After the help he was given, I was...
Search the internet about labour, and you’re rightly going to find lots of incredibly helpful information and advice for women, from other mums and health professionals about what mums to be should expect when in labour and about childbirth. But...
Six months ago the country voted for Brexit, I mention that just in case you weren’t on Earth at the time and missed it. Personally I looked at the EU referendum from the point of view of my children’s future, and on...
I’ve always considered myself an advocate for shopping locally, for supporting local businesses where I can. So when our washing machine broke down recently, we decided to purchase one from Beacon Electrical Kingsbridge, a local Devon based electrical and appliances retailer...
Exactly one year ago today, late into the night, I rushed our not yet one year old baby William to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. Not for the first time in his life, he was struggling to breath and required hospitalisation...
Following the EU Referendum debate and subsequent vote, it’s clear now that some politicians have seriously misled the public during their campaigning; and our nation has been left more divided than many of us have ever known it. I believe...
I guess like many I have been unable to make up my mind with regards which is the best option, leaving or staying in the EU, I really see both sides to this. Truly the debate unveiled the worst in...
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