Turn and Face the Strange…
Not only is change inevitable, but also, every so often, the accumulation of small changes leads to big changes that will literally change the world Continue reading Turn and Face the Strange…
Caged Beeste
People get planning permission for all sorts of things, but a harmless old man can’t get planning permission to live this simple way of life, out in the woods with his plants and his animals and his trees and the deer that ate out of his hand. He was a Hermit. It’s an ancient occupation. Continue reading Caged Beeste
Waspi Women
There’s always enough money for wars, royal weddings, and MPs expenses, it seems; never enough for the needs of ordinary people going about their ordinary lives Continue reading Waspi Women
Labour Club: 40th Anniversary
Originally posted on Whitstable Views:
I’m sitting in the Whitstable Labour Club, looking at the board above the fireplace on which is written the names of the honorary and founder life members. Of the 33 names up there, I recognise… Continue reading Labour Club: 40th Anniversary
Final thoughts as my dad joins the ancestors
The whole death industry is based upon a model that is literally centuries out of date, being grounded in the Victorian era rather than the 21st Century Continue reading Final thoughts as my dad joins the ancestors
Eulogy For my Dad Eddy Stone
It’s like you were born into an ocean of love, so vast and all-encompassing it was easy to forget it was there Continue reading Eulogy For my Dad Eddy Stone
Why is cannabis illegal?
You could call this hypocrisy, if you like, but to me it speaks of something more venal: the use of legal privilege to create a monopoly Continue reading Why is cannabis illegal?
CJ Stone’s Columns: The Home Front
He’s in for a surprise when he gets up this morning. I’m going to make him change his own bed Continue reading CJ Stone’s Columns: The Home Front
In Memory of my Dad: Eddy Stone
I don’t want any solemnity at this time. I want you to celebrate Dad’s life, rather than mourn his passing Continue reading In Memory of my Dad: Eddy Stone
Compassion is the cure for the world’s ills
Fascism is the world’s disease. It is born out of hatred for a system that has left so many behind. It is misdirected anger focussed on the wrong target. Continue reading Compassion is the cure for the world’s ills
