Starmer vows to prove ‘doubters’ wrong after local election drubbing
Describing the election results as ‘tough’, he told an audience in central London: ‘I get it, I feel it, and I take responsibility.’ Source link
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Are You Caught in Doubter’s Dilemma?
Doubt is a universal experience. When making important decisions about relationships, careers, health, family, finances, and the like, we doubt. As we think back to past actions and decisions, we can be haunted by doubts: Did I reveal too much when confiding in my friend? Did I offend my manager with my blunt email comments? Should I have questioned my doctor more at my last appointment? We can doubt our core values and religious beliefs, such as, Is honestly always the best choice? or Is there really an afterlife? We can also be plagued by doubts about the ordinary, mundane activities of life, like Did I lock the door when leaving home? Should I invite a friend over? or Where should I go for vacation? No matter what its source, when doubt arises, we are immediately thrust into a dilemma. Do I wait and listen to my doubt, or do I go forward despite my doubts? Your answer to this dilemma depends on whether you are experiencing a healthy or harmful form of doubt. Healthy …
Steve Borthwick sends new message to England doubters after France Six Nations thriller
Borthwick oversees England’s worst-ever campaign but hugely improved performance in Paris likely to ease pressure Source link
Dracula review: Cynthia Erivo bites back at doubters in one-woman show
A star rating of 3 out of 5. Now officially a legend of villainy, Cynthia Erivo proves her might and mettle in her one-woman production of Dracula, showing at London’s Noël Coward theatre from now until May. Bram Stoker’s seminal gothic is brought to life in wicked – sometimes wonderful and sometimes woeful – fashion in this ultimately watchable but confused production. Made by the same creators as Sarah Snook’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Erivo plays all 23 characters in the show, including the infamous Count and the narrators best known by those of us who did A-Level English Lit: Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray and John Seward. Focussing first on her performance, Erivo is five-star. Her ability to shift skins from Harker’s clipped English lawyer, to the bright eyed Mina, to the doomed but delightful Lucy, was like watching the lead ballet dancer subtly change parts in Swan Lake. The first 20 minutes in particular, where Harker enters Castle Dracula, were an exemplar for how it should be done. Her seamless transitioning between tone, …