Herefordshire 2030: Focus for Herefordshire
Herefordshire is one of the most beautiful counties in Britain. But, like the rest of the country, we have struggled since the Global Financial Crisis. The Herefordshire 2030 project, which […]
Why So Miserly?
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, last week announced his Spending Review. He was careful to spell out the extent of the economic damage caused by COVID-19 – though […]
Twaddle and Illiteracy
A recent article in the Scottish Newspaper The National accused the BBC of defending Tory austerity and their Chief Political Correspondent, Laura Kuenssberg of talking twaddle and promoting economic illiteracy. […]
Herd Impunity?
Like any group of people, the Cabinet has some members with more ability than others and some with more integrity than others. Unlike other groups, it appears that members of […]
Staying in the Zone
There is a wide range of attitudes to climate change exemplified on one side by President Trump, who apparently believes that it is no more than a Chinese hoax, and […]
The Next Six Months
The Next Six Months is a series of short (around 10 minutes) video discussions between Mark E Thomas and literary agent Peter Cox. The first 25 videos came out […]
Remembrance Past and Present
Since the end of the First World War, Remembrance Day has been an occasion to commemorate the members of the Armed Forces who have lost their lives. Initially, it was […]
Will America Explode?
The current focus of the news, in virtually every country in the world, is on the American election. To the relief of many and the dismay of not a few, […]
Reasons Not to Feed Starving Children
During the summer, Marcus Rashford led a successful campaign which persuaded the government to make a U-turn and provide free school meals to the poorest children during the holiday period. […]
London Quakers’ Presentation
Here is an approximate transcript of the presentation Mark E Thomas made to the London Quakers’ Build Back Better Event on 24 October, 2020. We hope to have a video […]