In the Port
Two contrasting sides of human nature – those who join mobs and those who help others. The first get lots of publicity, the second less so – but I cling on to the belief that there are more of us who care than there are those who stir up violence. https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/in-the-port
Arms Race
I struggle to see how we rescue our politicians from the spell they seem to be under, and I worry that engaging in what amounts to an arms race can have only one result – The Strategic Defence Review identified the threats we face in the modern world as cyber threats, threats to undersea cables, […]
Hope for Peace
This week seems a good time to be thinking about both sides of humanity as we approach Easter. There is a tendency to see Easter either as a purely Christian festival, arguably the most important time in the Christian calendar, or as a purely secular event … https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/hope-for-peace
It’s not politics Boyd, it’s life…
Apparently, J D Vance has said that it’s necessary to prevent the craziest and worst regime in the world getting nuclear weapons. I think it may be too late for that. https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/its-not-politics-boyd-its-life
They’re all the same – aren’t they?
Are politicians ‘all the same’? Really? Memories of a one off who could also be a guide to how we see politicians today https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/theyre-all-the-same-arent-they
A Changing World
Was there ever a golden age? The pick and mix view we take of the past, and the dangers of letting go of progress https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/a-changing-world
Leading by example
Leading by example…There are leaders who are good models and leaders who are the opposite. Like most of us I’ve experienced both and have tried, when asked to lead, to be the former… https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/what-seems-to-be-the-problem
Overwhelm
Feeling daunted by all the demands of the New Year? Powerless in the face of all that’s going wrong in the world? Aren’t we all. We’re ‘in overwhelm’ – thoughts on escape… https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/overwhelm
To Care or not to Care
“Gay or straight, black, brown, or white, male or female or neither, she simply didn’t care…because it didn’t matter to her and she didn’t think it should matter to anyone else.” https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/to-care-or-not-to-care
A person is a person through people
‘You can’t be human all by yourself’ – wisdom from Africa –https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/a-person-is-a-person-through-people