In February 2022, 31 year old ‘Nightbirde’ (Jane Marczewski) lost her five year battle with cancer; eight months after using a reality TV platform to advise: “You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy”. […]
In February 2022, 31 year old ‘Nightbirde’ (Jane Marczewski) lost her five year battle with cancer; eight months after using a reality TV platform to advise: “You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy”. […]
As it happens, this Father’s Day falls exactly a month after my dad’s 90th birthday. As a family, we looked forward to a day we saw and still see as a huge blessing, because we only need lift our heads […]
My chat with the taxi driver from Saisbury train station to a nearby barracks covered the reason for my visit, his father’s service in the Royal Air Force, and global security issues before we discussed and arranged him picking me […]
I appreciate more the things that flick my switches because my many years include many experiences of their absences. Selflessness, for example, always gets top marks and will continue to do so especially after an unbelievable experience of selfishness on […]
The books, lectures and experiences have informed me of leadership that inspired teams, organisations, communities and countries to up their games. I have learnt of, seen, felt and even suffered failures of leadership. As the people of Sierra Leone look […]
Sierra Leonean often start gatherings using the wisdoms and experiences of the old, the powerful and the religious to set the scene for deliberations and help steer proceedings. In eight weeks there will be a dispersed gathering of Sierra Leoneans. […]
Private Baldrick of the “cunning” but not so clever plans leaves Captain Blackadder with “the agony of choice” between culinary efforts that looked more like strategies for harm than offers of sustainment. Anyway, it is in the make-believe world of […]
It was coming up to 7 pm on Wednesday 24th December 2014 at the Bo District Ebola Response Centre. The building’s caretaker had given the five-minute warning. We knew the drill – the electricity generator was about to be switched […]
London, this greatest of cities, received me into the world and I could not be prouder of her. However, drill down into my love of London and you’ll find it isn’t as simple as the “maybe it’s because I am […]
Cowards hide behind whatever prevents them taking responsibility for their actions, or helps them avoid facing the people they hurt. They find easy ways into situations and often follow that with even easier ways out. They slip into concert halls […]