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Tensions, between and within
Look around you, and you see tension between people everywhere. But more than that, it’s the tension within us that influences our behaviour and our choices
As these words are being written, the tension between Russia and the ‘West’ dominates the headlines — as does the tension between the Western countries regarding how to respond to the accumulation of Russian troops at the Ukraine border. Quite likely you will experience tension between colleagues at work, or between members of your household. Not surprising, really. We are all subtly — or not so subtly — different, and some of these differences inevitably lead to disagreement and conflict. But we don’t need others to experience tension and conflict. We can perfectly manage that entirely on our own.
Back him, or sack him?
Boris Johnson, the British premier, has been finding himself in a spot of bother recently, following several controversies. The most important of these — certainly in terms of the amount of commotion it generates — would seem to relate to parties that took place in (or in the garden of) his official residence, which allegedly violated the then prevailing COVID-19 related legislation, and some of which he allegedly personally attended. Should he stay, or…
