70 Years on, What are National Parks for? 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the legislation which enabled National Parks to be set up in England and Wales, including Dartmoor which was officially designated in 1951. The DNPA is planning various events to celebrate the 70th birthday. However hundreds of local residents in Poundsgate and …
The Age of (In) Equality? The contents of a recent piece in the Daily Telegraph entitled The Age of Equality may have led many readers to believe that the swingometer of sexual equality is certainly on the move. The nub of the article was: “Serial drink-driver spared jail because she is a woman” (NB. The …
It would be unwise to underestimate the importance of choosing the right word. Often the inability to make the appropriate selection is a vocabulary deficit but there are other reasons such as laziness and a curious imperative to impress by using a ‘clever’ word. As a tactless communicator, I frequently regret my choice of words …