Ted Dunphy
May 10, 20163 min read
Thousand and One Great Things About Ageing
I read about a man who felt he was on the scrap heap at 66. He might well think that if he had paid attention to the indoctrination that...
Ted Dunphy
May 6, 20162 min read
Hear it from the bigots
The simple-minded and the malicious deliberately misrepresent us. The dictionary says a bigot is ‘an obstinate and intolerant believer in...
Ted Dunphy
May 3, 20163 min read
Voting Apathy Trounced
A new system of voting has been trialled in the constituency of Bladderscut, Dormobile and South Redditch for the election of the Crime...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 29, 20164 min read
Computer Replaces Horse’s Mouth
I write down the symptoms when I am ill. It pays to keep a record. As an active retiree and founder of the RewiredRetired movement, I...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 27, 20163 min read
Rewired Retired
Life does not stop when you retire. You do not stop. You have too many choices to make. There should be a roll of drums and a trumpet...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 22, 20163 min read
Death Defying
I got used to dying. It happens a lot. I couldn't get used to the sorrow and sense of loss that drown every other emotion. This week, a...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 20, 20163 min read
Sett Blatter to be chief exec of Worcestershire Academy.
At the heated monthly meeting of the Parish Council, parents of Nether Smidgen-over-the-Wold Primary School were overjoyed at the news...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 16, 20164 min read
Finding a Golden Sugar Daddy
A key factor in the success of the new Academies will be the selection of well-heeled sponsors. Being an experienced, well-informed...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 15, 20162 min read
Meet the Queen of African Horror
I was asked to review The Sleepless by Nuzo Onoh. I thought I knew what to expect having read her previous books of African horror,...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 12, 20163 min read
Can You See Your Toes?
I nearly missed World Health Day. Fortunately, with so many tweeting about it, I was not allowed that mistake. As it turned out, Terrific...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 6, 20163 min read
“In all honesty….”
Is there a season for spokespersons to spring up like dandelions suddenly showing on a lawn? They are sprouting everywhere at the moment....
Ted Dunphy
Apr 1, 20163 min read
To Be or Not To Be
A prominent scientist asked if I would ever write about euthanasia. It was an open question along the lines of – would you be prepared to...
Ted Dunphy
Mar 22, 20164 min read
Academy in the Future
Academy Schools in England will be the rage by 2020. Schools will stop all beneficial activities and be showered with useless information...
Ted Dunphy
Mar 18, 20163 min read
Which God Would You Like?
How do religions attract paedophiles, extremists, bullies and holy warriors? At the same time, how can they foster mystics, the fervent,...