The research says rather different, in fact ; people doing a job that is rewarding is very good for their physical and mental health, people doing a job that they hate leads to physical and mental il… (View Post)

A number of the long-term unemployed have long-term mental health issues, for which support has been absolutely eviscerated in the community over the last 10 years. They'll just slide deeper int… (View Post)

I very much hope the Queen makes it to her Platinum Jubilee. (View Post)

What an interesting article this is, in contrast to the rhetoric about "securing our borders". "Everyone is saying to me that since Brexit it is easier to find safety in the UK". … (View Post)

I once saw a member of the Wurzels on the bus. More interestingly, my wife knew and still knows some of Syd Barrett's London coterie, which included both Jonathan Meades and the man who unfortun… (View Post)