In Conversation, Events
An Eye for an Eye – Re-thinking the Death Penalty
John Pearson considers the arguments for and against the death penalty.
John Pearson considers the arguments for and against the death penalty.
The original ‘goodbye’, dating from the 1570s, was godbwye – a contraction of the farewell phrase ‘God be with ye’. Saying goodbye; a casual farewell, au revoir, a parting from person or persons one may...
Well, maybe not.. but upon the death of the late Queen (a living Saint in many people’s eyes) the resultant sycophancy was overwhelming. It focussed my ire. And so, what next for the monarchy? At...
Well, maybe not.. but upon the death of the late Queen (a living Saint in many people’s eyes) the resultant sycophancy was overwhelming. It focussed my ire. And so, what next for the monarchy? At...
Amakar Press (Haverhill, 2021). Pbk. 278 pages. £12. My previous reviews have been of non-fiction creations, or novels based closely on historical fact. So I made notes along the way to keep me focussed and...
John Pearson reflects on cats and dogs. Alas, poor Inca, I knew him well … for about six months at any rate. Seldom has this column courted much feedback … half a dozen responses, mixed,...
John Pearson reflects on Age. Perhaps ‘old’ is, in absolute terms – years – 70 or 80? But how old are you, relatively? For you, does 70 feel like the new 60, 80 like the...
Have you swum with dolphins yet? That time of year is nearly upon us, not just Christmas but the time soon after, for some, of New Year’s Resolutions; things we should do, will do perhaps,...
Last year, as Lockdown took full effect, it essentially curtailed all foreign travel. This year, concerns surrounding Covid remain and so, once again, few are leaving our shores. Rather, they look to home for holiday...
The two elements of the title are inseparable to some, but I feel their chances of survival differ. To talk firstly of God Across my 30-something years in SOF I have always been rather shy...