Author Archives: Rodie Garland

I was excited to find myself at an event on the fringe of the Labour Party conference last week. Manchester city centre had a real buzz about it, with political activists for all kinds of causes making their voices heard. Our event was called ‘Reaching […]

Scotland has spoken – and has decided to remain part of the UK. Nonetheless, a historic change is occurring. Under the “devo max” settlement promised by Westminster, Scotland will gain new powers to make its own decisions over many areas of policy, including tax and […]

Mental health is in the headlines this week – sadly for all the wrong reasons. However, the fact that people are talking about issues such as depression is, in itself, a good thing. Mental health issues are extremely common, and thought to affect one in […]