Essays, aphorisms, quotes and poems

The True Source of Our Security

True security can only be found in a community of citizens who honour their obligations to each other.

George MacDonald on Heaven and Plurality

George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Christian who wrote novels, poetry, sermons and fairy tales.

What is Heaven?

The Great Divorce by CS Lewis is a profound reflection on life after death.

What Welcome Means

A poem - on the meaning of welcome - for Refugee Week

Social Care Car Crash

Why are the severity of the cuts to social care so hard to communicate?

A Socialist Response to Austerity

Barnsley offers us hope of a community that commits to equal citizenship.

How Relevant is the Communist Manifesto Today?

The Communist Manifesto is is 170 years old. It is still relevant?

Where on Earth is Our Welfare State?

A poem on local democracy and welfare.

Welfare State as Wicked Stepmother

It's not the nanny state we've got to worry about; it's something far worse.