My daughter’s recently started school and so have the children of many of our friends. Not surprisingly, conversation with our peers has frequently drifted to the subject of school, the differences between various schools, how our children are getting along and so on. Listening to all these conversations has made me wonder if schools might
I met William Mcgranaghan a couple of months back. Billy is not only one of the tallest people on the planet but he’s the founder of Dad’s House, an organisation that provides help and support to lone dads. One of the most striking facts I’ve learned from Billy is the huge number of lone dads
I’ve had this idea of a blog post whirring round my head for the past couple of days. I’m not sure it’ll be that finely crafted but here goes. I’ll start with a confession; I’m a bit of a feminist. I’ve been spurred on to out myself following my recent BritMums Live experience. Regular readers
To many people pensions are not particularly sexy. I, however, find pensions fascinating. Going back a decade or so I worked for two organisations that were at the forefront of alleviating pensioner poverty. I was privy to all manner of information showing that we’re on the verge of a pensions apocalypse in the UK. One
I was at a thought provoking round table discussion the other day. The discussion was about fathers and what they can do to promote healthy body image. The event was hosted by the Equalities Minister Jo Swinson and I found myself in incredibly impressive company. In addition to the Minister there was a Cambridge professor
