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Crisis Helplines | Me and My Mental Health Matters

Crisis Helplines This is just a list of crisis lines around the world. If you need them please use them. UK : 116 123 USA :1-800-273-825 Canada :1 800 456 4566 Ireland : 116 123 Australia : 131 114 Singapore : 1800 221 4444 Philippines : 028969191 Russia : 0078202577577 China : 85223820000 South Korea:Continue reading "Crisis Helplines | Me and My Mental Health Matters"

135 Days – What next?

Over the last 135 days I have posted prolifically on politics, my thoughts and questions associated with it. Now I'm gonna take a break, I'd love to hear from anyone who found what I did interesting or useful. I may return with more, potential topics - may include - a series of "Did you Know?',Continue reading "135 Days – What next?"

Let’s Rethink Population Growth – Someone else agrees

Yet another of my little posts has been confirmed by a reputable organisation. This time it was my look and thoughts on Population Growth and the true cause being financial insecurity and housing costs. The resolution foundation today released a report which agreed with my observations - Key findings There is a large and growingContinue reading "Let’s Rethink Population Growth – Someone else agrees"

Lets’ Rethink Housing – I’m not alone

So as part of my Let's Rethink series I had a ponder about the UK Housing market and what is causing it to stagnate, at the end of that I proposed the invention of a new investment vehicle to help drive building and increase the housing stock. Today (1st April 2026), the Government announced theContinue reading "Lets’ Rethink Housing – I’m not alone"

Let’s Rethink The Lords: Unbundling The Lords

This finally feels like the moment where it makes sense to stop introducing new ideas and just look at the whole picture we’ve built up along the way. Not to declare a winner. Not to arrive at a single, tidy answer. Just to be honest about what’s actually on the table now that we’ve takenContinue reading "Let’s Rethink The Lords: Unbundling The Lords"

Let’s Rethink The Lords: The Impossible Trade-off

Up to now, we’ve been looking at the things that have gradually drifted into the House of Lords — ethics, expertise, institutional memory — and asking whether there might be cleaner ways of handling them. But there’s a more basic question we’ve been carefully skirting since the start. What happens if we stop arguing aboutContinue reading "Let’s Rethink The Lords: The Impossible Trade-off"

Let’s Rethink The Lords: The Experts Bench

In the last post, we landed on a fairly uncomfortable place. We rely on expertise and institutional memory far more than we tend to admit. We benefit from it when it’s there, and we notice when it’s missing. But we’ve never really decided where it should live, or how it ought to be represented. Instead,Continue reading "Let’s Rethink The Lords: The Experts Bench"

Let’s Rethink The Lords: Parliament’s Memory Bank

If we step back from the ethics question for a moment, there’s another role the House of Lords has quietly picked up over time. It’s become the place where long experience goes to sit. Not formally. Not because anyone designed it that way. Just because, little by little, it became obvious that Parliament still neededContinue reading "Let’s Rethink The Lords: Parliament’s Memory Bank"

Let’s Rethink The Lords: The Unspoken Burden

This feels like a natural pause point — but not an ending. Up to now, we’ve spent a lot of time circling ethics. Not because it’s the only problem with the House of Lords, but because it’s one of the places where the strain in the system shows up most clearly. Ethical questions keep landingContinue reading "Let’s Rethink The Lords: The Unspoken Burden"

Let’s Rethink The Lords: International Models

At this point in the conversation, it’s reasonable to pause and ask whether we’ve drifted into fantasy territory. Whenever a new institution is sketched out — especially one dealing with ethics, long-term judgement, or constitutional restraint — the instinctive reaction is often: this all sounds very British and very theoretical… but does anyone actually doContinue reading "Let’s Rethink The Lords: International Models"

Let’s Rethink The Lords: Testing Ethical Guardians

At this point in the conversation, someone sensible usually clears their throat. “Okay,” they say. “I can see what you’re aiming at. But surely this is where it all starts to fall apart.” And that’s a fair instinct. Any time you propose a new institution — especially one dealing with ethics, long-term judgement, or constitutionalContinue reading "Let’s Rethink The Lords: Testing Ethical Guardians"