The Government has just announced its new Obesity Strategy with a number of policies designed to promote healthier lifestyles, provide advice on weight loss and offer weight management programmes on the NHS. What is still missing, though, is a strategy to teach people to cook healthy, nutritious meals for themselves and their families. Fortunately an […]
For all the Government’s advice to stay at home and save lives, for millions of Britons home may be the least safe place to be. The virus has created a perfect storm for victims of domestic abuse. A sharp reduction in support services, combined with a surge in unemployment means cases of abuse are likely […]
With more than 750,000 coronavirus cases worldwide, and tens of thousands of deaths, it has become increasingly apparent that the virus not only discriminates by age and underlying health conditions, but also by sex – with men more likely to test positive, and more likely to die from the disease. The gendered death gap was […]
It’s been just over two weeks since the death of TV presenter Caroline Flack. In the days following her death, social media was flooded with the hashtag #BeKind – urging people to be nicer to each other and stop hurling abuse at random strangers. The campaign looked positive and for a brief moment provided some […]
It’s no secret that personal debt and a lack of financial literacy are a serious problem in our society. Today’s report on the surge in ‘buy now, pay later’ services for online shopping is a case in point. For the savvy consumer, deferring payments might be a decent option, but the dangers for those who […]
As an experienced Conservative activist and candidate, I’ve spent the last 10 days speaking to voters and campaigners from Brighton to Birmingham and Hastings to Hexham to find out what it is that voters really care about, whether Brexit really is the defining issue of the Election, and whether campaign messages are cutting through outside […]
