Ben Cordner first greeted the world on 16 October 1997, 34 years and 111 days after his Dad had done the same - the latter being a man...

The 2022 FIFA World Cup, exciting as it was in many respects, remains tinged with sadness for me. Not because it’s now over. And not...

For a person of exceptional intellect, Ben had a remarkable fondness for foul language. He openly admitted to us on a number of...

As regular readers will know, I have been for many years, and remain, extremely proud of both my sons – for many and varied reasons. ...

Ordinarily I am at pains to avoid generalisations, particularly in the context of people I love, but the undeniable fact is that Ben...

When someone dies, especially a young person, it is entirely to be expected that there will be an outpouring of emotion, and heartfelt...

Outstanding scholar. These are the first two words inscribed on Ben’s epitaph. It may seem a strange way to have started the most...

One of the qualities I was keenest to foster in our boys as they progressed through adolescence to adulthood was the courage to be...

Earlier this year I decided to do a bit of a stocktake of various items in Ben’s bedroom. In truth it is surprising that I had not done...

Earlier this year I was looking through Ben’s room, and on this particular occasion I decided to catalogue the books that he had deemed...

When your child is young, particularly as a stay-at-home Dad, you get to hear and see most of what they say and do, and you feel you have...

There is something quite beautiful about being able to look back at a single moment in time with complete confidence that it was the...

If you wanted to get an accurate snapshot of someone’s life, where would you look? Their phone? Their handbag or wallet? Their...