There’s nothing like being part of something new. I am, therefore, delighted to reveal that I will be working with Oxfam as a blogging ambassador to promote its latest fundraising initiative; Dressed by the Kids Day. As the name suggests, we’re all being encouraged to let the kids loose on our wardrobes and dictate what
As Director of External Affairs, Peter Grigg leads The Children’s Society’s campaigning, policy and research work including the Seriously Awkward campaign, for which I am a proud ambassador. Peter, like me, is a father to two children. He has more than ten years’ experience in the charity sector and a dedicated policy campaigner committed
I’ve written previously about my desire to lead a greener life. Before I had kids, life was less hectic and I had money to spare. I could spend time ripping the plastic windows out of envelopes before putting them in the recycling and finding the money to purcahse more expensive eco-friendly products was easy. It’s
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood has been relaunched. I was fortunate to attend the relaunch event at the House of Commons. During the session, the Group’s chair, David Lammy MP, made a couple of bold promises and a fascinating research project was unveiled. I appreciate that many readers may not be aware of
Some years ago I attended a job interview. It was for a media officer’s job with The Children’s Society. I say media officer, this was such a long time ago it was probably what was then referred to as a press officer role. The media has moved on such a lot in the intervening
