OVER 2,000 YEARS AGO, Aristotle coined these words of encouragement. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light .” Aristotle (Ancient Greek philosopher) •Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

THE NUMBER OF victims killed as a result of domestic violence reached a five year high last September – and around 75% of those victims are thought to be women. Last month we learned that the number of women murder ...

Shabana Mahmood MP graphically rejects the habit of stereotyping Muslims. “I’m tired of getting up in the morning and hearing of the latest Muslim plot to take over the school/the city/the world (delete as appropriate); tired of being told that ...

ASTONISHING that Kerry McCarthy MP can praise the judgement of Keir Starmer MP after his catastrophic insistence that Labour voters wanted the Party to forget the result of the 2016 Referendum and work for second referendum in order to deliver ...

HEIDI ALEXANDER stands up for plastic. How strange. “PS – the plastic bike crate is the way forward. Forget wicker baskets.” Heidi Alexander, former Labour MP for Lewisham East and current Deputy Mayor of London for Transport (appointed by Sadiq ...

Claudia Webbe MP warns that the racism of the Tory Government will be a divisive force, not a unifying one, in our society. “As a black woman, a daughter of the windrush generation representing the incredibly diverse constituency of Leicester ...

Laura Pidcock entered the public debate about how the stance politicians take on migrants can stoke racism in society. Her comments were made before she became an MP. “Anyone in a position of influence who uses dehumanising language is part ...

ONE US candidate for the Democratic Party nomination has been prioritising the cause of peace. “As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war.” “I feel it is my duty to take every single opportunity I get to advocate ...

SOME US politicians stand up for universal health care: but it’s not a major campaign that has taken off in the USA. “The fate of health care access for millions of Americans remains uncertain as the Trump administration attempts to ...

NEVER BELIEVE that the US Democratic Party is a workers’ party which has a different approach from the Republican Party. With little to choose between the politics of the mainstream members of the two parties, is there any wonder that ...