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I worked for many years as an economist, mostly in developing countries, and have travelled widely. I am now retired, and live in Essex where I spend my time writing, playing drums in various bands, enjoying the company of my wife and family, and indulging in futile protests against the way the world seems to be going. I published my first novel 'Hamlet's bastard' in 2017. ...more

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Why is there so little empathy in the world?

The question in the title was prompted by the apparent indifference of Western Governments to the appalling plight of people living in Gaza, and the grotesquely different values placed on human life depending on nationality, religion and ethnicity.

My May 2003 article on how to assess the case for overseas aid1 developed some criteria for analysing the circumstances in which it was reasonable for a

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The Chrestomanci Series: Entire Collection (Chrestomanci, #1-7)

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Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1)

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Run With The Hunted: A Charles Bukowski Reader – The Best Novels, Stories, and Poems from a Harrowing and Exhilarating Life

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