Mental Health & My Childhood
Mental Health Childhood 1970’s As I sit here sipping on my strong afternoon coffee, having just munched on rather nice orange from the fridge. I find myself sitting here reflecting…
Posts by Stuart Smith
Kidneyversary
Its My Kidneyversary I’ve marked another year with my kidney, all thanks to my incredible donor. Each year, I feel immensely fortunate and deeply thankful. My results have remained consistently…
Has Labour Lost Its Identity?
As I sit here mulling over the week, after being ill for most of it. I can’t help wonder what happened to the Labour Party? I wondered if it was…
Rents – The Problem That Won’t Go Away
Rents – The Problem That Won’t Go Away Just wanted to expand on something I mentioned in my last post. As I think back to a speech given by Boris…
Mental Health Awareness Week
Sitting here reading comments online about mental health, I thought I would write about how I solved my puzzle. Looking back, I am reminded of a time when so many…
Working Class – Do They See Us?
Seems every day now, I get frustrated that many don’t see what we go through. Those of us working class and living in social housing, who went a different route…
Britain Needs Reform – of The Media
Everywhere you look now, every news item I consume and read, its the same old story. The media and its commentators talking about Reform, because they know it gives them…
Nuclear Test Veterans: A Son’s Search Through Naval History, Family, and Health
Honestly, over the years I have not known where to start. I have read pretty much all of the articles on the nuclear test veterans over the years and know…
Welfare Cuts: Are We An Easy Target?
Now its cooled down a bit and I am not sweating like a cheese sandwich in a service station. I thought I would give my thoughts on the welfare cuts,…
Left v Right – A Summer of Divide?
As many head off on holiday and politicians take a break from parliament. Are we about to see a summer movie played out in the media, that no one really…
The Quiet Majority
As I look back to the heat of summer and what I wrote about Left v Right. I wonder if we are any closer to finding the middle ground of…
Back to the Future 40 years
🕒 Back to the Future 40 Years As we approach Back to the Future Day in the year 2025, we ask the age-old question — what if we could stop…