Monthly Archives: July 2012

How they die in Liverpool

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Quentin

A week or two back the headlines shouted that nearly one in three of those dying in hospital were the victims of euthanasia on the quiet. And the culprit was the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) – a sinister routine designed … Continue reading →

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Talk of the Spirit

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Quentin

In recent discussion we have discovered that many of us have had the experience of hearing voices inside our heads, or of seeing bright colours and sometimes hallucinations through closed eyes. As far as I know, none of our contributors … Continue reading →

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Getting the love right

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Quentin

So we come to the last column in this little series on neuroscience. Of course we will return to this subject from time to time. After all, the 21st century has been called the century of the brain. But a … Continue reading →

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The right to be wrong

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Quentin

Let’s go back this week to pre-history – that is, the 1950s, before Vatican II. At that time, I was a junior member of a large, international, financial company, and I had been asked to say grace at a company … Continue reading →

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