The Chamber: Film Review
By Linda Marric @linda_marric Tempers run high and relationships start to instantly disintegrate in Ben Parker’s claustrophobic thriller The Chamber. Set in a single location, the film offers a promising premise, but sadly falls short of bringing anything new to the horror/thriller genre. Trapped in a small submarine off the coast of North Korea, four people must find a way of getting back to the surface before it’s too late. With a small budget and even smaller cast, The Chamber...
Mental Health Case study – “I live on £82 a week, I’m on PiP but it is less than DLA”
Denise is 49-years-old and is struggling in the benefits system. She’s currently living in Bristol, but is from Leicestershire. Denise’s diagnosis is Bipolar type II. She was diagnosed in 1991 when she was around 24 or 25. But she’d experienced mental health problems since age 16. She was misdiagnosed with depression and PTSD before getting the right diagnosis and the right treatment. Denise also has physical health problems - fibromyalgia, mobility issues and inflammatory bowel disease. Her energy levels vary...
Go Vegan World Hits Back At National Farmers’ Union For “Entirely Missing The Point” Of Vegan Campaign
Go Vegan World has accused the National Farmers’ Union of “entirely missing the point” in its recent criticism of the campaign which has been appearing across the UK and Ireland on billboards, taxis, motorways and at underground stations as well as full page adverts in national newspapers. The campaign features powerful, highly thought-provoking messages such as Dairy Takes Babies from their Mothers, Humane Milk is a Myth: Don't Buy It and Vegetarianism is Not Enough for male chicks who are...
Royal Court’s next hit? – a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun)
A narrow stage runs 3/4 round the outer edge of the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs. It serves as a walkway and platform for its love obsessed characters A, B, Man, Woman and Younger Woman. Merle Hensel’s back walls are painted green, reminiscent of old school blackboards. The characters in the eye-catchingly titled "a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (noun)" draw complete or incomplete circles in chalk, or scratch up “F”s and “F”s back to front. Like school children or...
Watch – “Normal mum from council estate” has incredible voice between bottle feeds
This is the moment a mum-of-two belted out an incredible rendition of a Beyonce track - unknowingly become a viral star watched by 900,000 fans around the world. Kerrie-Ann Lomas, 26, has always loved singing, but admits she put her dreams of stardom on the backburner to bring up her kids Kiana, three, and Kendal, 10 months. But when her mum Sandra Jones filmed her belting out Beyonce's Listen - while sat on her sofa with her daughter clambering over...
How to Check a Cleaning Company before You Hire Them
Whether you’re thinking about hiring a domestic or a commercial cleaning company, you’re always going to need a cleaning company you can trust. Professional cleaners come into our homes and places of business, and are more often than not left alone to do their work. In the home they’ll potentially be around your family and kids, as well as property. This is why you need a firm you know you can trust. As well as that you need to know...
Watch – “You talk sh**e, hen,” Mhairi Black lays into Tory Minister
It appears Mhairi Black is at it again, still only 22-year-old but is already a Commons legend, after many speeches that make the hair on back your neck stand on their end, no matter what side of the political divide you are on. When elected in May 2015, she was just 20 years and 237 days old. The youngest MP in the house but her age has been no obstacle to making a name for herself and fighting against Tory...
The social care crisis is a dementia crisis
By Martina Kane, Senior Policy Officer at Alzheimer’s Society We all know that a sticking plaster doesn’t heal a wound. This is why the announcement today of a Green Paper, to sort out long-term funding of social care, could be a much needed ray of hope in what has been a dark time. If we’re optimistic, it is a sign of much needed leadership, though long overdue, from national Government on this issue. But they must follow through and deliver change...
“These misguided proposals must be reversed” Mental health charity slams Chancellor’s Budget
In today’s Spring Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond made no mention of the Government’s plans to change the way Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is awarded in the future. PIP is awarded to cover the extra costs that disabled people face, and is gradually replacing Disability Living Allowance. Recently the courts ruled that people who find it difficult to leave the house because of psychological distress should be able to receive the higher rate of PIP. But two...