The comeback king

You can go out purposely looking for inspiration, and you can go out purposely looking to inspire people. But it occurred to me yesterday that many of the most significant inspirations I’ve had have happened quite unexpectedly, unsolicited and unintended. I was at a book launch – the sort of event where the attendees don’t […]

Look and assess

This afternoon I found myself sitting in Bridgnorth hospital awaiting an X-ray. It is, like just about every hospital department I’ve been to, the domain of capable women. Mothers of the NHS, the women who can. But these women, long on responsibility, long on practicality, long on care, can be short on patience. The whole […]