Impossible choices: the rucksack question OR you have thirty minutes…
You’ve got thirty minutes to pack a rucksack before leaving your home, your friends and your family forever. What would...
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Welcoming refugees: 50 years ago and today
Jenny Kartupelis recalls how the government of the day reacted to the arrival of Ugandan Asians expelled from the country...
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A threat to treasured rights
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill may mean that walking in the countryside puts one at risk of committing...
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Vaccination volunteering: being a tiny but useful cog in the machine
Jenny Kartupelis reviews her time volunteering at a vaccination centre, and the satisfaction which it has given her.
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Part of the main
A reflection on John Donne’s Meditation No 17
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Play GoViral! A great way to spread fake news
Fake news can kill. A new game GoViral! designed by the University of Cambridge to counter it may be fun,...
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Listening and taking action
The way we care for older people, and the value society places on them and their carers, has become an...
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