Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death A term that refers to the widespread documentation of, and concern about, disputes over public truth claims. The term’s academic development refers to the theories and research that explain the specific causes historically, and the effects of the phenomenon.Continue reading “Post-Truth”
Author Archives: Riff
Scan Season
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death Living / Dying with/of Cancer Scan Blood Test Consultation Twenty-third of December Two-thousand and fifteen, what will be, nine years ago this Christmas, I was informed by my GP that I ‘probably’ had prostate cancer. My world changed. MuchContinue reading “Scan Season”
14 Years of Tory Governance – A Critique
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death Living standards have fallen. The country is exhausted by constant drama. 4th July 2024 – The Tories are gone. Starmers Labour Party are in the driving seat and are, already, making the right political noises? There is hope…… butContinue reading “14 Years of Tory Governance – A Critique”
Who Should I Vote For?
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death The UK General Election 4th July 2024 As we get closer to the 4th July the UK Election Media Frenzy is working over-time. With every day that passes everything is being ramped up to boiling point. We are bombardedContinue reading “Who Should I Vote For?”
Boots Don’t Do Sharps Disposal
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death Boots Triples Profits Boots is part of Walgreens Boots Alliance, which is a global leader in pharmacy-led, health and well-being retail. (WBA) is an American multinational holding company. Historic pharmacy chain Boots has reported a surge in its pre-taxContinue reading “Boots Don’t Do Sharps Disposal”
A Political Hypocrisy 80th D-Day Commemorations
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death I started watching with what started as mild interest, five days of unprecedented live media (BBC) coverage of the 80th anniversary commemorations of the D Day Invasions. I have ended up in complete awe of the testimonies, some portrayedContinue reading “A Political Hypocrisy 80th D-Day Commemorations”
Lest we Forget -14 Years of Failure
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death 22nd May 2024 Rishi Sunak declared a General Election on the 4th July 2024. In little more than six weeks the country will go to the polls. A surprise decision [for most], sparking a tsunami of social media opinions,Continue reading “Lest we Forget -14 Years of Failure”
How does the UK state pension compare to the rest of Europe?
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death Many of us will have begun paying into our pension as soon as we turned 16-21. For those approaching retirement age in the UK, most will benefit from a state pension, which we, our employers and the government willContinue reading “How does the UK state pension compare to the rest of Europe?”
Sixty-five
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death Tuesday, 14th May 2024. I awake. It is less than a week to my sixty-fifth birthday. How do I feel about being 65? Health wise [cancer]? About life in general [the state of our fucked up world]? Being 65Continue reading “Sixty-five”
UTFT
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. As a long suffering Evertonian [Blue], with a close friendship group of, largely, Liverpudlians [Red] I have had to endure decades of ridicule and negative banter. I have earned the right to enjoy a moment of ‘banter’ in return,Continue reading “UTFT”
Dying to Live 