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“Stranger on the beach” speech goes viral

A heart-breaking speech by Jessie Joe Jacobs is going viral on social media after she highlighted the highest rate of suicide among young women ever. The former youth worker told the story of a young girl who was distressed, crying and walking into the sea in a passionate speech delivered to the Labour Party Conference yesterday. Her intervention prevented a potential suicide, but as Jacobs asks, “who would she have talked to if not a stranger on the beach?” The...

Thinking paradigms are very powerful. Learn how to use that power for good thinking

Science is revealing more and more about how our minds work. Understanding the latest thinking will make you smarter and improve the decisions that you make. Here, the author and expert on applied cognition, KJP Sheedy, reveals how understanding our Thinking Paradigms can improve our lives and society. By KJP Sheedy What skill does your favourite motivational speaker share with an internet troll writing click bait for profit? No one quite knows how your brain works but we do have...

Watch – UN delegates laugh at Trump

Today Mr Trump criticised much of the UN's work including; the Iran deal, the human rights council, the international criminal court, OPEC, multilateral trade agreements, migration compacts and foreign aid arrangements. His speech seemed to be playing to a domestic political audience, rather than to the rest of the world. Donald Trump's second-ever address to the UN was then met with laughter by the audience. He said: “One year ago I stood before you for the first time in this grand...

Watch: “Nobody is ruling out Remain,” says Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer’s comments over Brexit may have come as a surprise to Corbyn’s office, after he said that “nobody is ruling out Remain.” Starmer was given a standing ovation after his comments. Speaking to the Labour Party conference, Sir Keir said that if Labour could not secure a general election “we must have other options”. He continued: “That must include campaigning for a public vote. “It is right that Parliament has the first say but if we need to...

“If May can’t get deal that works for working people,then she must step aside,” Union tells Labour Conference

GMB general secretary Tim Roache, today told Labour conference the Prime Minister must put Brexit proposals to a public vote. The union leader added if Theresa May can’t get a deal that works for working people she must step aside. ​Mr Roache made the comments and as he moved Moving 'Composite Motion 5 - Brexit' at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool today. Tim Roache, GMB General Secretary, said: “If Theresa May is so confident in achieving a deal that working people, our...

Investment Options That Increase Your Savings

Keeping all your money idle in the bank will never make you rich or improve your financial health in any way. The money that you save must be utilized in a way that will increase your savings. There are lots of investment opportunities around that are safe enough to invest in while offering the opportunity of growing your money. It isn't always easy to decide where to put your money, so working with a financial planner can prove helpful. Your...

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