Time to leverage The National Trust
Home ownership is a form of social insurance. Giving people the opportunity to own land and a home is huge for social cohesion. Do we look in the correct place for solutions, though?
The Weight of Expectation
Here I consider whether quantum physics is the bridge we need between faith and science.
I've always loved ships
Despite most of our trade moving by sea, and the World becoming ever more dangerous, we aren't really independent when it comes to shipping.
The Insurer of State
Why don't we have a sibling to the Bank of England? Why don't we create an Insurer of State? Well, if you want something done, you've got to do it yourself. So, I did.
Chime - Ambush at Lake Cairnock
Chime is an antihero living on an Earth-like planet called Hell. This chapter is a battle early on in the book.
Common denominators in faith
Faith has fascinated me far more since I became a parent. I have always had it - but mine has been entirely congruent with the possibility that is isn't saying what many think it says...
If there isn't a heaven
A little girl died recently from my son and daughter's nursery. I wrote this in honour of them.
The Cleverest Squirrels
A story I wrote to attempt to explain insurance to younglings. I don't think it works, but hey.. the idea is a good acorn.
Woozlies
This is a story I wrote for my youngest son. His nickname in our family is... Woozlie Bear! Yes, he was a super cuddly toddler!
Corvus: The Last Ravens of Westerly
A dank and windy day in the Westerly heralded the arrival of darker times. Wings flapped and dozens of caws filled the winter sky - each traced with a panicked cloud of hot breath from the many beaks of the Twisted Feather Rooks. A magpie had been sighted on a nearby pine.
Ocean Solar, Battery Ships and a Windy issue.
As the new British government begins its drive to hit Net Zero targets, I've considered where would be best for the UK to place solar farms. Spoiler - it isn't on fields and land.
Hurry up and Space!
I listen to quite a variety of podcasts, often get drawn towards futurology, science and sci-fi. One of the subjects I find most fascinating is the universe - and life.