Passing the Pen - A new editorial team takes charge at News & Views

Today, 31 March 2026, marks a turning point in the life of this publication. After eight years, the founding editorial team hands over to a new team of volunteers, who take charge starting tomorrow, 1 April.

We do not take this moment lightly. Last December, it seemed possible that News & Views might simply close its doors at the end of March. That it will not is entirely due to several members of our community who stepped forward, unprompted, to keep it alive. We are more grateful than we can easily say.

The new team will be introducing themselves to readers in the coming days. Please give them a warm welcome — and give them your full support. The energy, commitment, and goodwill you have shown this publication over eight years is now theirs to build on.

To our readers and contributors: thank you. The articles, photographs, personal stories, and comments you have shared are what made News & Views matter — what kept more than a thousand former colleagues, scattered across a hundred countries, in genuine touch with one another. Please keep them coming.

The founding team will remain available to advise and assist when called upon. But the decisions ahead — and the directions News & Views will take — now rest in capable new hands. We could not be more pleased.