“Volunteering doesn’t come for free” is one of my favourite paradoxes: a volunteer is someone who does a task without expectation of payment, so how can a volunteer not be free? To answer this question we have to get to grips with something which psychologists call social capital. Just as with financial capital, social capital […]
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It’s Time to Stand Together
A response to recent events by Daniel Singleton Our hearts go out to the victims of the original tragedy in Southport. Words are inadequate when people are faced with such loss and tragedy, and our prayers are with the victims’ families. I am very concerned by the rise of tension and disturbance across the UK. […]
#I’llridewithyou is a better way
I wrote a blog in 2015 at the time of the Paris attacks, when extremists attacked the offices of a magazine called Charlie Hebdo. As a means of standing in solidarity with those in Paris, many people took up the #JeSuisCharlie hashtag. But there was an issue with this. There was always a sharp edge […]