Mike Gould

The Dickens Effect As we approach Christmas, it becomes an annual habit to think about loneliness and isolation - to look beyond the comforts of our own homes and consider how others will celebrate (if that's the right word) the festive season. It's the Charles Dickens in us, briefly enraged and ready to 'strike a blow'. That many of us, myself included, do not give the same consideration to others once the days lighten and the temperatures rise, is indicative of a looking-a