Time for renewed debate on GM crops

Time for renewed debate on GM crops

As I write this, I suspect we all have full bellies. Many tens of thousands in under developed countries do not. Yet it is those who do not suffer food shortages on their table that voice the loudest protest at what plant scientists are trying to achieve to help solve...
When death seems the only way out

When death seems the only way out

I hope someone in Government or with authority reads this story because a hard working woman’s life could depend on it. Maybe many other lives too as our economic downturn results in homeowners facing crippling debt just to survive, to pay their everyday bills....

Trying my hand at dowsing

From a child, I have always been fascinated by dowsing, watching the sticks twitch and point in different directions as an underground water source was discovered. So I was keen to try it for myself  during a visit to Snowshill Manor in the Cotswolds where it was...

David’s 18th birthday speech

David only had 15 minutes notice to prepare a speech for his 18th birthday, and I was so impressed by it that I put it on YouTube. As David spends so much time glued to his computer on social network sites, it amazed me for its fluency, confidence and humour. It was a...