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Together But Seperate?
Image by stumayhew via Flickr So it looks like there is going to be a referendum to decide if Scotland should become independent of the rest of the UK. The SNP are planning on Autumn 2014. Polls...
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Who do you think you’re kidding, Mr Lansley?
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday both the Royal College of Nurses and the Royal College of Midwives joined with many other NHS staff, including Doctors and Managers, in stating their outright opposition...
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Work Experience or Slavery?
One of the hot debates of the week has been the government’s planned introduction of compulsory, unpaid work experience for job seekers. Is this a genuine attempt to help people find work or are the...
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What’s a Marriage All About?
Recently, lots of important and influential people have been trying to define what a marriage is. What does it mean to be married? Why do we want to do it? Why is it important? Many people feel it’s...
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The true picture of student debt
There has been much debate about the huge increase in tuition fees. On the one side, those committed to a free (or at least affordable) university education who feel this burden of student loan debt...
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Why Mums Vote
We’ve all heard the reasons why we should vote, exercising our hard won rights and having a say on important issues, but today, in honour of Mother’s Day, I want to talk about why Mums should vote. As...
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Could you be a local Councillor?
I’ve always been interested in politics but it wasn’t until relatively recently that I decided to get more involved. This year I stood for election to our local council for the first time and, as well...
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Keep It In The Ground
Today I have a guest post from Ruth Dawkins. Ruth is a writer and blogger who lives in Tasmania. You can find her at Dorky Mum. It can be really hard to combine politics and parenting. It’s ironic...
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Should school start later?
Love your sleep? Like most parents of young kids, I’m a fan of sleep and would dearly love to get much more of it but if the general perception is correct teenagers love their sleep even more. It would...
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So what happens next?
Another great guest post today, this time it’s Jen from Mum of One. After the drama of the election begins to fade in the minds of many of the electorate our thoughts inevitably now turn to what will...
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