Awarded the Premier's Conspicuous Gallantry Medal

My name is Christopher and I'm honoured to have been appointed (?) to the post of Minister for Recovery, with additional responsibility for correcting all Kerry B's hideous errors on the websites.

I live in the UK. Now don't hold that against me. We all have to live somewhere - and I bet that you're at least glad I don't live next to YOU!

Anyhow - I live in Bristol, England.
I'm 49 years old and am a recovering alcoholic / drug addict. That means for 20 - 25 years drugs and alcohol played an increasingly important part in my life - until they became THE MOST IMPORTANT thing in my life.

It was alcohol that took me to the pits finally - but it's just another drug, like any drug, so I regard myself as a recovering drug addict and/ or an alcoholic. "Recovering" just means that I don't drink or take drugs on a daily basis. So I haven't had any today. Might tomorrow though. I don't know. I just deal with today. I haven't had a drink or drug for 9 years now. Life is good (apart from loss of many hairs that used to live on top of my head . . . )

I'm lucky. A lot of my friends have died through drink or drugs - more than 30 - including some of my best friends. More are dying slowly today.
Well - that's enough about that.

I do a lot of voluntary work - primarily writing websites. The Centre for Recovery is one that I have written (http://www.recovery.org.uk/).

Am also a member of "The Land is Ours" a UK organisation which "campaigns peacefully for access to the land, its resources and the decision making processes affecting them, for everyone, irrespective of race, age or gender".

I support unconditionally the concept of "aboriginal rights" within any country - but because of my lack of knowledge regarding Queensland, I would not feel qualified to contribute to any debate on such issues there. But I can give my support in other ways.

Minister for Recovery Christopher

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