The UK Tax burden has rocketed to the highest level in 50 years! And we’re told that austerity is over! £787bn is the total government expects to raise in tax receipts this year. The TaxPayers …
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The UK Tax burden has rocketed to the highest level in 50 years! And we’re told that austerity is over! £787bn is the total government expects to raise in tax receipts this year. The TaxPayers …
Continue readingThe Mental Health Foundation reminds us that November was Men’s Mental Health Month. And that the need to talk is always ongoing. But men, in particular, find it difficult to admit to being stressed and …
Continue readingTina Weaver is the Chief Executive of the charity ‘Wellbeing Of Women’. It is dedicated to improving the health of women and babies, to make a difference to everybody’s lives today and tomorrow. Ms. Weaver, …
Continue readingThe Prime Minister has today, 3rd December, recognised Sylvia Mac, from Hackney, for founding ‘Love Disfigure’, a campaign which raises awareness and offers support for people living with scarring and disfigurements. Having hid her own …
Continue readingThe NHS is to start investigating the deaths of more than 100,000 mental health patients a year in a drive to cut the number of fatalities that are linked to poor care of those with …
Continue readingHeads Together is a charity and mental health initiative spearheaded by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, which combines a campaign to tackle stigma and change the conversation on …
Continue readingPolice Scotland have claimed UK government benefit changes may be linked to a rise in robberies. The forces report said welfare reform, including the introduction of universal credit, may have helped push robberies up by …
Continue readingWe’ve never hid our dislike of the £56bn HS2 railway project arguing that the money could be better spent on making the whole rail network, including the London Underground, accessible to all. We shall be …
Continue readingIn 2013 the Alzheimer’s society launched their annual ‘Dementia Friendly Awards’. The awards celebrate individuals, organisations and communities leading and inspiring a change that will transform the lives of people with dementia forever, challenging misconceptions, …
Continue readingThe life of Geraldine Elliott feels like a work of fiction, with every combination of heartache and achievement; it epitomises the strength of a woman who went from being profoundly deaf as a child, to …
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