Education and the Mental Health Epidemic: Across the western world June is exam time in schools; in Britain, written tests taken halls of silence and tension have triggered a mini-epidemic of anxiety rooted conditions. Read more
The Shame of Injustice: Poverty is the greatest cause of death and illness globally. Read more
The Urgent Need for Cooperation & Unity: The natural instinct of human beings is towards cooperation and sharing. Read more
The Tragedy of Forced Displacement: It constitutes the greatest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War affecting huge numbers of people and demanding all that is best in us. Read more
Wasted Lives: The Worldwide Tragedy of Youth Suicide: The pressures of modern life are colossal; for young people — those under 25 years of age — they are perhaps greater than at any other time. Read more
From Pseudo-Democracy to Real Participation: Imagine a country run along truly democratic lines. In such a mythical land, what would be the role of the politician. Read more
The Poison of Commercialization and Social Injustice: In cities and towns from New Delhi to New York the socio-political policies that led to the Grenfell Tower disaster in west London are being repeated. Read more
Europe’s Shameful Refugee Policy: This time of year Mediterranean beaches are the destinations of choice for many European holidaymakers. Read more
Nuclear Weapons: Barbaric tools of Insecurity: The existence of nuclear weapons is an ugly symbol of the violent consciousness that plagues humanity. Read more
Grotesque inequality and Anxiety: Anxiety and depression are at unprecedented levels worldwide and the numbers are growing. Read more
The Omnipresent Pressure to Conform: It was the school holidays and there were lots of teenagers in my local park. Read more
The Revolution in Work calls for an Evolution in Living: Poverty blights the lives of billions of people throughout the world. Read more
President Trump: The Final Assault on Human Kindness and the Environment: A silver lining of action and fury is bubbling inside the prevailing gloom that is the election of Donald Trump. Read more
Time for a Just Economic Model: Over and above the greed and corruption of wealthy and powerful individuals, the leaked ‘Panama Papers’ revealed the need for a worldwide, standardised tax code. Read more
Hunger and Food Waste in a World of Plenty: Food, like shelter and health care, is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a fundamental right of all people. Read more
Peace and the Ideology of Greed and Division: We all want peace, don’t we? Peaceful relationships and communities; an absence of violence and conflict: a World at Peace. Read more
Desperate People, Hazardous Escapes: Libya to Italy in Search of Freedom: Besieged by civil war, poverty and violent repression, huge numbers of people are risking their lives. Read more
Trafficking and Torturing Eritrean Refugees: Internationally ignored, life in Eritrea is brutal and shrouded in secrecy. The world is indifferent. Read more
Sharing: The Common-sense Solution: Inequality and the inevitable Collapse: Depending on who you listen to and how it is defined, worldwide income and wealth inequality is either more acute than it has ever been. Read more
Inequality Disorder Indifference You can see it glistening in colours red, white and blue, smell its choking fumes through the fogs of ambition and greed and mac-taste its convenient food. Read more
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Crisis in Consciousness: Change and the Individual: Our society is besieged by a series of interconnected crises. Millions of people around the world know this and are crying out for change. Read more