Citizen journalism: Friend or foe to tra... Recently I’ve become involved in a relative new project, The Lichfield Blog. As you may gather from the name it’s a blog, about Lichfield. I’m really proud to be part of something that has such a switched on and engaged little team behind it. It was especially gratifying to watch as...

The tablet that knows you’ve swall... Photo credit: kjarrett When my Dad - a sufferer of Pick’s Disease - was still living at home, there was always concern about whether he was remembering to take the many tablets he was prescribed. There were many times where he’d be trying to figure out which day it was and therefore which...

This Will Stop You Having Regrets... My Mom once told me that jealousy is a wasted emotion. It’s true, and it helped to open my eyes. That and show me another trait I’ve inherited from my Dad. In a similar vein I’ve always thought that having regrets is pointless. Instead, learning from our mistakes is better. To that...

Feels Like Home... It’s funny how you get that ‘feels like home’ feeling. Come Wednesday I’ll have lived (apart from a short stint from March to October of this year) in Lichfield for 3 years. Today, I’m back at my parents house where I lived for 20 years. The house I was very nearly born...

Ethics and Corporation Tax... One thing that really bugs me is tax avoidance. I used to think it was a great idea until one day, whilst having an inner groan at the constant lack of cash in public services I realised that avoiding tax is, in fact, incredibly unethical and irresponsible. Taxes, whether you like them or not, are there...

Tagging Alzheimer’s Sufferers... Having a Dad with Pick’s disease my eye was caught this morning by a headline from the BBC, charity supports dementia tagging, which reports the news that the Alzheimer’s society has given its approval to the use of electronic tagging of dementia sufferers. I knew why instantly without reading...