Do We Need New Disablism Laws?
The coalition government has certainly put disability top on the political agenda, both in terms of welfare reforms and social care. This has provided fresh motivation for existing disability activists...
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How Travellers Can Take on Tourism's Greatest Challenges
This Friday will be the last chance for travellers to make their suggestions for the World Responsible Tourism Awards 2014 - a global search for the most inspiring and enduring examples of responsible...
View ArticleHolding In Your Stomach for that Special Occasion
Summertime tends to bring special occasions, friends' weddings and reunions, and you know how bad you feel when you receive the invite and your gut reaction is,"I'm too fat, I can't go". So the day...
View ArticleThe 15 Most Daily Mail Headlines Ever
Even by the Daily Mail's usual standards, it's been quite a week for appalling headlines from the tabloid. First, there was the important matter of Amal Alamuddin's sartorial choices at a rape summit:...
View ArticleOlder and Wiser? Give Women in Their 50s a Chance
Take a quick look around your office - how many desks are occupied by women over 50? I know that the 'fairer sex' are supposedly sensitive about revealing their ages but the issue of unemployment in...
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The Launch of a Graduate Fashion Brand Unum Nulla
Marketing is both the holy grail and a nightmare of corporations and young designers alike, but especially the latter. Marketing puzzles most creative minds as an inconvenient afterthought, after the...
View ArticleIs the Dog Ban in Public Venues Helpful?
So I have been given notice on the venue I use at the moment for my puppy classes in Dalston. Their reasoning is that they can get someone else in who can pay more money than I can. Which I understand,...
View ArticleHow To Treat An Overactive Bladder And How To Spot The Symptoms
Overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) is a urological condition when your bladder contracts and it isn't quite full. "It is a common condition where no cause can be found for the repeated and uncontrolled...
View ArticleIt's Good to Talk...
The importance of communication, of talking about how we feel. Here are my five reasons why we don't and five reasons why we should. As recently departed Bob Hoskins said: "Its good to talk"... 1. A...
View ArticleDIY Happiness
My friend Ruth recently confessed to me that she just didn't know how to feel really happy. She wasn't depressed, she insisted, she just wasn't feeling really happy. What is happiness? I asked her. She...
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Top Ten Places to Get Your 'Game of Thrones' Fix
Game of Thrones has become an international phenomenon with a dedicated following around the world. Over the past four seasons, the show has become well-known for its dramatic backdrops and...
View ArticleMothers Who Have Abortions - The Last Taboo
Abortion is a scary topic. It is an extremely powerful and emotive issue with complex arguments over details - number of weeks of pregnancy, how it is performed, who should sign the form, when it is or...
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Letting Go: How One Man Swapped The Trading Pit For Writing And Teaching Yoga
The financial world is well known for being highly pressured, stressful, operating long hours and (in some cases) the inevitable burnout of employees living such a high octane life. But in the eye of...
View ArticleEE Remove Option To View Page 3 Images From Old SIM Cards
Mobile network operator EE is to remove an option to view images of Page 3 girls using old SIM cards. The firm launched an urgent review after a woman complained that her 11-year-old daughter's phone...
View ArticlePaying for a Wedding - Who, How and Cutting the Bill
The average cost of a wedding in the UK is £22,000. Coming out of a recession, by way of a cost-of-living crisis, it's hard to see how anyone can afford to pay that much - but they do. And with so many...
View ArticleMiscarriage
Round about the time my daughter turned three we started to get a bit broody. We weren't ready to start 'trying' for baby number two; apart from anything else we were running out of room anyway in our...
View ArticleFive Cool Things to do With Rum
"There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion." Lord Byron It's summertime now and therefore, every day is rum day, hooray! Rum is one of best spirit to drink during the...
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Why Do People Pretend to be Passionate About Things When They're Not?
This is a story about being cool. It starts, preposterously enough, with The Police. (For the record: I could've gone with the always cool The Pixies to spin this yarn, seeing as they were involved in...
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The Truth Behind How Happiness Fuels Success
I used to believe success led to happiness. I used to think that getting that promotion, winning that pitch, or getting raving reviews from my manager would make me happy. But very quickly, in the first...
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Brazilian Style Icon- Carmen Miranda 1909-1955
The world cup has kicked off in Brazil, so no doubt fashion this summer will pull some influences from the flamboyant Brazilians. The biggest style icon to ever come out of Brazil is indisputably the...
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