By Courtney Greatrex Enterprising young men and women are right to ditch conventional jobs to carve careers online says Natasha Courtenay-Smith, the author of a new book, The Million Dollar Blog. This week new research revealed the top five 'dream' jobs include writing, blogging and vlogging but few are actually successful...
By Angela Clements, CEO & Founder, Fair for You In 2014, in the world of unsecured personal credit, there were few offering credit to those people on low incomes, and who have to take credit and pay it back each week or fortnight; people who can’t get credit from their banks...
By Matt O’Connor, Founder, Fathers4Justice While the debate around the fatherless society is normally framed by emotional and legal arguments, few have considered the seismic impact this has on our economy. The devastating cancer of family breakdown and fatherlessness isn’t just laying waste to families, it also comes at a punitive...
By Dan Cundy For many of us – and particularly those of us working in education – September is always associated with a new school year and fresh starts. Perhaps starting a new school, wearing a new uniform or just having a new pencil case, the autumn term always seems...
By Courtney Greatrex Getting my hair cut had always seemed like more of a chore to me than anything else. Once every three months I would walk from my family home, to visit a family friend who also happened to be a hairdresser. There, I would sit nursing her pet...
Well, that was quick! Summer’s gone, and that can only mean one thing for teachers. OK, 2 things. First, we don’t have to hear one more wit making reference to the length of our holidays until next July. Honestly, do these people write to their expensively assembled Premier League teams...
By Elena Orde, Editor of The Vegan Recent undercover reports have revealed a disturbing but unsurprising disregard for animal welfare laws in UK abattoirs. In just the past two years, over 4,000 ‘major’ breaches have been made, each potentially affecting hundreds of animals. Common breaches include animals not being stunned properly or...
By Chloe Hashemi Everyone claims that they know the ‘best’ places in London. But one of the beauties of London is that you can keep exploring for years and keep discovering secrets, some which may have been staring you right in the face. A Night in a Gothic Clock Tower Photo...
By Deborah Hodge Richard Branson is a hot topic this week. The huge row that flared up about whether Jeremy Corbyn did indeed have to sit down on a Virgin train due to a lack of seats has brought into sharp focus the Branson empire. One thing is for certain,...