The Psychology of Travel

The Amazing Library of Liverpool

The Amazing Library of Liverpool

In my experience libraries are fusty places with fierce ladies telling you to be quiet, or big silent tombs where grim students bury their heads in books for hours on end. Many public libraries in Britain have been closed and …
Can God Help Addicts?

Can God Help Addicts?

I avoid conferences and seminars as they can be so boring but recently I spent two days of my life at the Recovery from Addiction Conference at Chester University and it was really interesting. And I’m not saying this because...
What’s it Like to Live With a Neurotic?

What’s it Like to Live With a Neurotic?

I am constantly reminded of the Glass Menagerie, a play by Tennessee Williams that I recently saw in Liverpool. The play is about a neurotic mother who lives in the past and makes her daughter’s life a misery. She reminds …
I Hate Starbucks but Still Use Them

I Hate Starbucks but Still Use Them

I don’t think I’m alone in hating Starbucks, the American coffee shop that has spread its tentacles all over the world. They haven’t lied like Volkswagen did but they are hypocrites. The annoying thing is that I need Starbucks and …