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Mar 1
Paul Hazelden published an article
[Back to Healthcare]
Introduction
Almost everybody agrees that the UK National Health Service (NHS) is in need of radical reform, so let's start to spell out what that reform might look like.  Other countries manage to deliver prompt and effective…
Mar 1
Adrian Roberts commented on Paul Hazelden's article A Peace Deal for Ukraine
" Paul 
I think your penultimate paragraph is the best hope for peace, short of one side capitulating completely. I presume and hope that Trump's strategy is something like it. 
The Europeans and the UK painted themselves into a corner very quickly.…"
Feb 25
Paul Hazelden published an article
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Introduction
Okay, the title is clumsy: demographics are the details of a group of people, so they always relate to one population or another.  When you consider the demographics of a population, you are often looking to…
Feb 24
Paul Hazelden published an article
[Back to Ukraine]
On the campaign trail, Trump promised to end the Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office.  This was clearly never going to happen but, as I said (probably, far too often), ending the war was one promise I believed he was able…
Feb 22
Paul Hazelden commented on Adrian Roberts's article Actually I don’t think Trump is All That Bad Really
"Adrian,
Many thanks for another helpful and interesting article.  As always, a lot to respond to!
Very quickly, I would like to comment on one small detail which 'pressed a button' for me.  I accept that liberals can be "just as unthinking", but you…"
Feb 18
Sandy Engelking commented on Paul Hazelden's article Genocide: Remembering is Not Enough
"Two excellent books both by Francois Bizot who was imprisoned by the Khmer Rouge but later released. The Gate describes his cature, improsonment, release and his work as intermediary between the refugees in the French Embassy and the Rouge. Scroll…"
Feb 10
Paul Hazelden commented on Paul Hazelden's article What Makes the World Worse?
"Adrian,
Some good points: thank you.
But on the traffic light front, the situation is more complicated than most people assume.  Some traffic lights in Bristol, just off the M32, stopped working for an extended period, and the traffic flowed much…"
Feb 10
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Feb 9
Paul Hazelden published an article
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Introduction
In January this year, I attended the Holocaust Memorial Commemoration in City Hall. As usual, it was well attended. Also as usual, good people gave powerful talks: they told us about several stories of survival,…
Feb 9
Paul Hazelden published an article
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Introduction
What do we do when other people do not do what we want them to do?  What follows are some thoughts which may be helpful.  They were originally written for a friend, in June 1993, but I suspect that not much…
Jan 23
Paul Hazelden published an article
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When talking about a religion or belief system, please be particularly careful to ensure that any comments are fair and helpful.
(This was initially written in 2018, thinking back to a conversation in the Summer of 2017.  The…
Jan 20
Paul Hazelden published an article
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When talking about a religion or belief system, please be particularly careful to ensure that any comments are fair and helpful. This article is part of the 'Ground Up' project.
Summary
The unity of the Body of Christ is…
Jan 13
Paul Hazelden published an article
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Introduction
Where does power lie in the modern world?  We need to know.  Quite often, we need to know in order to survive, to navigate the ever-changing challenges life throws at us.  And we need to know if we want to change the…
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Nov 30, 2024
Paul Hazelden published articles
Nov 28, 2024
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Reforming the NHS

[Back to Healthcare]

Introduction

Almost everybody agrees that the UK National Health Service (NHS) is in need of radical reform, so let's start to spell out what that reform might look like.  Other countries manage to deliver prompt and effective healthcare: it's not impossible.  But we have to want to do it, and we have to believe it is possible.

Details

Aim

For a…

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Population Demographics

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Introduction

Okay, the title is clumsy: demographics are the details of a group of people, so they always relate to one population or another.  When you consider the demographics of a population, you are often looking to see how they change with time.

When I was growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, apart from the constant threat of nuclear war, most people…

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A Peace Deal for Ukraine

[Back to Ukraine]

On the campaign trail, Trump promised to end the Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office.  This was clearly never going to happen but, as I said (probably, far too often), ending the war was one promise I believed he was able to keep.

The war is an utter disaster for both Ukraine and Russia.  Ukraine has lost (to date) around 20% of her previous territory, and is being…

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Genocide: Remembering is Not Enough

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Introduction

In January this year, I attended the Holocaust Memorial Commemoration in City Hall. As usual, it was well attended. Also as usual, good people gave powerful talks: they told us about several stories of survival, and of the work being done to ensure that the worst genocide in history is not forgotten.…

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Power Over People

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Introduction

Where does power lie in the modern world?  We need to know.  Quite often, we need to know in order to survive, to navigate the ever-changing challenges life throws at us.  And we need to know if we want to change the world, to make it a better place.

We probably need to distinguish at the outset between power and influence.  Power is the…

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