Other members of the royal family, including the duke of edinburgh, this years traditional Christmas Day broadcast by the queen put the focus on the theme of inspiration. Here it is in full. Band plays god save the queen. There was a time when british olympic Medal Winners became Household Names because there were so few of them. But the 67 medals at this years games in rio and 147 at the paralympics meant that the gb medallists reception at Buckingham Palace was a crowded and happy event. Throughout the commonwealth, there were equallyjoyful celebrations. Grenada, the bahamas, jamaica and new zealand won more medals per head of population than any other countries. Many of this years winners spoke of being inspired by athletes of previous generations. Inspiration fed their aspiration, and having discovered abilities they scarcely knew they had, these athletes are now inspiring others. A few months ago, i saw inspiration of a different kind when i opened the new cambridge base of the ea
As we enter 2017. The events of the last year have changed our world. Popular votes in the United States and United Kingdom have shaken the west. Both have been an angry backlash against decades old policies. The rising tide of antiestablishment feeling is found its voice in social media. As the new means of communicating propelled us into an age where fact no longer matters . Post truth is the word of the year. What does it mean . What is new is the speed at which some of these false and get distributed, and the willingness of people to embrace them. And what does the future look like . Is britains vote to leave the eu the beginning of a wider European Unravelling . In the pale winter dawn of Western Pennsylvania the Deer Hunting Season has begun. Chuck eriksson has been Shooting Deer for a0 years. They start hunting here as early as eight years old. Over the years it has changed. We have gone from being meat seekers to trophy hunters. It was a bad day if we saw 100 deer. Now it is a