Today the Financial Ombudsman released its annual report unveiling a significant rise in the number of complaints about payday lenders. According to Chief Ombudsman, Caroline Wayman, "the most striking story has been the rise in contact we’ve had from people having trouble with credit. We’ve seen around three times last year’s ...
An IT firm in Watford sent staff an email warning "Labour voters would be made redundant first" on polling day, GMB has revealed. An email seemingly sent by John Brooker, Managing Director of Watford based Storm Technologies Ltd, has come to light which was sent to his staff on Thursday ...
By Amy Sharpe The Lion and Fox Salon in Clerkenwell is the perfect spot for an after-work hair spruce. Open until 8pm, its relaxed atmosphere made getting my hair done an evening out ras opposed to a chore to squeeze in during a lunch break. Especially as, in my three-hour ...
When Jeremy Corbyn was first elected as Labour leader in 2015 those old enough were quick to ring the alarm bells. "This is Michael Foot all over again" they prophesied, warning how his left-leaning leadership and strongly socialist tone was about to throw the party into political wilderness. Less than two years ...
By Amy Sharpe In April I completed a feat I never believed I would: I ran a marathon. Yep, I tackled the 26.2 mile beast in Manchester and lived to tell the tale (though my chafing scars mean my armpits will never look the same again). Now I will spare ...
Like most people I went to a bog standard Comprehensive school; the teachers did their best with the range of children from a variety of backgrounds, and limited budgets. So news that private schools will receive more than £500m in tax rebates over the next five years, will anger many ...
As it emerged that Prime Minister Theresa May was keeping Jeremy Hunt as Health Secretary in her post-election cabinet reshuffle his name was unfortunately mispronounced TWICE in one day by TV reporters. The unpopular Health Secretary who has presided over cuts and closures in around 40% of mental health trusts ...
Hubert O'Hearn with Bianca da Silva We were somewhere around Belfast on the edge of the Mourne Mountains when the rains began to take hold. I remember saying something like "We'll still be on time ; absolutely you should drive..." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us ...
“Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is 100%” said R D Laing. He also said “Madness need not be all breakdown. It may also be a breakthrough.” Alice Birch seems to explore these not quite perfect opposite attitudes to mental ill health in her new play ...