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Dear, oh dear, oh dear.
“So you’ve come back again? Dear, oh dear. Anyway . . .” For the record I am writing this blog as Kwasi Kwarteng is still in the air,...

Ross Moughtin
Oct 14, 2022


To know when it is a bridge too far
It’s been a week of U-turns. Memorably we had the U-turn over the tax rate for high earners. Dramatically just the day after the PM’s...

Ross Moughtin
Oct 7, 2022


When we hold our course
It’s been a particularly difficult few years. First we had the Pandemic, then Ukraine and now Kwasi Kwarteng. All we need now is for...

Ross Moughtin
Sep 30, 2022


When The Queue became a pilgrimage
“Apologies to anyone waiting on their pizza,” tweeted Domino’s Pizza on Tuesday, “we've just received an order from Holly and Phil.” Yes,...

Ross Moughtin
Sep 23, 2022


Making our relationships work
"During these years as your Queen, the support of my family has, across the generations, been beyond measure. Prince Philip is, I...

Ross Moughtin
Sep 16, 2022


Our servant Queen
By any reckoning, a truly remarkable person. Of course, we all saw it coming. We knew that the age of 96 the end of the reign of our...

Ross Moughtin
Sep 9, 2022


When battered by a bad press
AN unholy row has erupted following claims that a local vicar has divided his parish. So reported the Champion free newspaper in all of...

Ross Moughtin
Sep 2, 2022


The joys of location-sharing!
“Dad! – my daughter instantly whatsapped – You’re such a stalker!” 😂😂😂 In fact, I was only asking her during the recent extreme...

Ross Moughtin
Aug 26, 2022


Knowing the right Way
A key epiphany. I can’t recall the precise date in 1973 but I do remember its precise location: West Derby Road in Tuebrook, just by the...

Ross Moughtin
Aug 19, 2022


When faced with the graveyard shift.
“Phew, what a scorcher!” Well, it looks like another sweltering weekend ahead, a bit more than many of us can cope with. According to...

Ross Moughtin
Aug 12, 2022


Our most daring presumption
“Father!” So I begin my prayers each morning, taking Jesus at his word to use this word to address the creator and upholder of this...

Ross Moughtin
Aug 5, 2022


If God doesn’t show up, we’re stuffed!
“If God doesn’t show up, we’re stuffed!” This declaration by Mancunian Andy Hawthorne has to be the best definition of Christian...

Ross Moughtin
Jul 29, 2022


When others fall down
“Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself.” Then the...

Ross Moughtin
Jul 22, 2022


When we weed for beauty
“Talk about the big Poppy takeover” commented the daughter who was initially responsible. Alongside our house there is a 30m flower...

Ross Moughtin
Jul 15, 2022


Our most momentous technical advance?
What would you consider to be “the most momentous technical advance in history?” Quite a question! Vaclav Smil, a Canadian academic and...

Ross Moughtin
Jul 1, 2022


Our need for adventure with Maverick
“Your instructor is one of the finest pilots this program has ever produced. His exploits are legendary. What he has to teach you could...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 24, 2022


God, the God of the 'despite'
A key moment in the Party at the Palace was when the full glory of Joseph's technicolour dreamcoat was displayed, the highlight of the...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 17, 2022


God knows how to bless
“Lord, bless this mess” prayed the late David Watson as he considered his leadership of his church in York, a church which was to have...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 10, 2022


Humour and humility: our Queen
“Incredible! headlines this morning’s Daily Express. In fact, every newspaper this morning – the Guardian, the Financial Times and even...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 3, 2022


Where there is new Wine
Bonjour! We always enjoy visiting M. Baranger. As a vigneron, he produces the most exquisite of wines, especially the regional Cabernet...

Ross Moughtin
May 27, 2022
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