The Daily Telegraph reported on Monday that Michael Morpurgo, the former children’s laureate, has called on the government to reinstate ‘story time’ in all schools, saying children must have time
Month: November 2013
Kindness when disaster strikes
The pictures and reports of the devastating results of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has been shocking. The loss of lives, homes, livelihoods and the cry for help for
Choose to be thankful
This time of year, my heart is back home in Utah. My thoughts are all about Thanksgiving, a particularly American holiday. The word evokes images of parades, family reunions, turkey,
It’s not religion that causes wars…
Once again this weekend, as a nation, we remember the dead of two world wars and many desperate international conflicts since. The feel is a bit different this year, it
What makes the news?
When sitting down to write this blog I looked up the BBC website to check the top news story. It was a shared headline on phone hacking and the introduction
