by Jim Orford | Jun 10, 2024 | War
The path to war is littered with opportunities to turn back or to carry on yet faster towards the outbreak of war. Conflict can easily spiral out of control. There are very worrying signs just now that the UK and its allies are contributing to possible escalation of...
by Jim Orford | Jun 10, 2024 | War
Have you seen the recent film Civil War? It is certainly gripping and a good story centred around a group of press people. But from a war point of view, I did have misgivings. It is not a pacifist film for sure. The images of death and destruction being inflicted by...
by Jim Orford | May 22, 2024 | Addiction and the family
Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet) now has over 500 members in over 50 countries. It held a very successful Second Conference in Rotterdam in 2023 and will hold its Third in Québec, Canada, in June 2025. Meanwhile the next of its regular webinars...
by Jim Orford | May 22, 2024 | Gambling
At long last the Government is doing something about harmful gambling, too little and long overdue though it is. Most welcome is the introduction of a statutory levy on the gambling industry to fund treatment, prevention, and research. A significant gap is the failure...
by Jim Orford | May 22, 2024 | Addiction
I have been studying addiction all my working life. It is a tricky subject, partly because there are different types of addiction which have very different harmful effects. Tobacco smoking, in the news because of the new Government policy, has been a very different...
