For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face. Corinthians 13:12

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Oscar Wilde assured us (with some help from elsewhere), that: ‘sarcasm is the lowest form of wit …. but the highest form of intelligence’? In that light: if we are blessed, then, as we age, w...

We take our responsibilities very seriously …

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....vs  ‘The truth shall set them free’? I have recently found myself asking a simple question: ‘What happens when casuistry becomes embedded in democracy and the methods by which it achieves...

Warm Wishes to All this Festive Season!

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As is the norm, when one year ends and a new one begins, many of us tend to contemplate ‘life and the universe’. It is a time when I often turn to the wisdom of Khalil Gibran, whose words can i...

“Sometimes I Sits and Thinks …

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... and sometimes I just sits...” A while ago, I had been pondering about ideas on the value of art, aesthetics and the like, and talking to Michael who, in one of his pieces, asked: “I wonder ...

‘These are the Times We Live In’

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These days I spend much of my time reading international newspapers and magazines and, as I sit indoors trying to escape the pollution of my home city,  I have to say that my mind is more troubled no...

Our first Concern is about People & their Health

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Communication is a powerful tool to address growing and complex health challenges. It can help to change people’s knowledge, attitudes and behaviours ...

How to Pierce the I-bubble!

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WAK Coe grew up (I wish! Ed.) under the influence of Michael Wharton, who, for 20 years beginning in the ...

What do you take from Art?

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A delight for the eyes and a story for the mind, it’s more than a decoration for the home, it’s something...

About Matt

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Matt grew up near Port Isaac in Cornwall. His father was an agent for an import-export business based at the docks, engaged in the import and distribution of grain, seeds, and fish. Their home was in ...