Christmas provides us with an opportunity to turn our thoughts towards others, to be grateful for all we have and to rejoice in the goodness that sustains the world, even though darkness and malice so often bring pain and distress.
So says staffspace. Difficult to feel the approaching joy as departmental closures threaten our jobs in the New Year. Our Chief (Swiss) Architect Spier has form there. Remember Surveying? Despite seasonal platitudes, darkness and malice are never far away at Kingston these days. Approaching stress is the byword this year.