Current Affairs
What: The subject offers a chance to discuss what is going on in the country/world and how governments deal with problems etc. This is a time to let off steam. The group is for both men and women. No experience needed just an interest in politics, people and an opinion on what is going on in the world.
When: First Monday in the month, mornings 10:30 - 12:00 noon
Where: Members homes
How to join: Use the blue pigeon Send a Message button on the top right hand side of this page to contact Linda the Interest Groups Co-ordinator or Claire Current Affairs1 Group coordinator for more details.
Annual Report 2023
Current Affairs 1 - Claire
Current Affairs 1 has been resurrected post COVID. We meet on the first Monday morning of the month. The group has some of the pre lockdown members plus new members. Each person brings along several newspaper articles on national or international topics and we then discuss. The group encompasses a wide range of views. While we don't always agree, we manage to disagree in a friendly fashion. Sometimes we even rethink some of our deeply held views!! We always try and include something light hearted as there are so many dispiriting things happening in the world. Recent topics have included climate change, HS2, the up and coming US elections, Ukraine, the 20 mile speed limit in Wales, the spate of shoplifting, migration, multiculturalism in the UK, the current goings on in the UK political scene and not forgetting the case of Wally, the emotional support alligator whose owner was not allowed to take him into a baseball game in Philadelphia! So it is not all doom and gloom.
CURRENT AFFAIRS 2
What: Another chance to discuss what is going on in the country/world and how governments deal with problems etc. This is a time to let off steam. The group is for both men and women. No experience needed just an interest in politics, people and an opinion on what is going on in the world.
When: Meet 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10:15 - 12:00 noon
Where: Members homes
How to Join: Use the blue pigeon Send a Message button on the top right hand side of this page to contact Linda the Interest Groups Co-ordinator or Mary the Current Affairs2 co-ordinator.
Annual Report 2023
Current Affairs 2 - Mary
It seems a long time since I've written one of these reports. We have lost some members but gained new blood to get a fresh outlook on events, either locally, nationally or on an international level. We review the major headlines of the previous month before going onto our individual items for discussion. War, the cost of living crisis, changing climate, and the poor state of our country’s politics are often discussed. We have discussed advances in A.I. used in healthcare, surveillance, industry and technology. As always some see it as the way forward, but others as more of a Big Brother issue. Local issues have included the state of our roads, medical appointments and how national issues have affected us locally.
We mostly meet at the coordinators house, unless they are away, on the second Wednesday at 10:15 am. We have tried to fit members in if they've expressed an interest in joining the group. All are welcome as long as they respect other members points of view.