Editorial comment from Amii McKeever
Amii McKeever on 24 May 2023
Editorial: Policy vying for a better world without a sting in the tail
In fairy tales, a happy ending is expected but a positive outcome is often not the case in the real world. Beware the law of unintended consequences writes Amii McKeever
Amii McKeever on 10 May 2023
Editorial: the prioritisation great trade-off
Between hard-wired perceptions, societal expectations and the pure limitations of time, Amii McKeever believes it reasonable to suggest that neither sex can truly have it all.
Amii McKeever on 3 May 2023
Editorial: Further education and research need to have an impact
Gathering data on death can seem cold. People are not statistics. But without data, policies to reverse the trajectory of farm accidents will not happen.
Amii McKeever on 26 April 2023
Editorial: Wrexham and the modern cult of personality
We get our information now from our phones, and this will only grow more. With that the importance of recognising what is real and what is PR rises, writes Amii McKeever.
Amii McKeever on 19 April 2023
Editorial: for one in almost five jobs, it is still worth just asking
With no state-supported monitoring of food service sourcing and previous efforts now defunct, are consumers - by not asking about provenance - knowingly turning a blind eye?
Amii McKeever on 12 April 2023
Editorial: here we go again - ‘have you any holidays booked yet?’
It was said, we would never shake hands, hug or travel like we once did following COVID-19. Hugs and handshakes quickly re-established and 2023 will see flight restoration.
Amii McKeever on 22 March 2023
The protracted nature of grief
Although people are resilient, being faced with reminders of a loved one gone from our lives can bring that same pain back as strong as the day it was first felt.
Amii McKeever on 15 March 2023
Editorial: Mother’s Day reminders of the missing footprints in the snow
Referendum to remove ‘the grossest form of sexual stereotyping’ from the constitution correcting a wrong from a time long passed but much work still to be done to do it right.
Amii McKeever on 8 March 2023
Editorial: lowering your stress gauge in the garden
For farmers, how much value is there in the mental health advice to get out in nature, when farming by its nature is particularly stressful in the spring?
Amii McKeever on 1 March 2023
Research on female leadership shows that two are becoming one
Political research shows that smooth succession can increase performance, legitimacy and stability. Are the Social Democrats the responsible political adults? Asks Amii McKeever
Amii McKeever on 22 February 2023
ChatGPT advised, “They are only jealous”! No, actually that was my mother!
Words of comfort from a caring parent or friend can support a bullied person - child or adult - but when that bullying is inescapable, more than words is needed. Writes Amii McKeever
Amii McKeever on 15 February 2023
Vive l’Irlande (et Vive les Femmes!)
Editorial: Getting into a position of political influence takes years of commitment. Amii McKeever queries where those willing to make that commitment will come from in the future.
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