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Last night before I went to bed I started to see the news come up on my twitter feed about Nice… I hoped it was a bad dream… This morning when I woke up and once again checked twitter, I saw that my bad dream […]

There was a sober tone to Boris Johnson’s and Michael Gove’s response to David Cameron’s announcement that he would step down after the EU Referendum, as well there should be, after the painful campaign we have had.

In the midst of a painful week, the tragic death of MP Jo Cox, the senseless loss of life in Orlando, football violence around the Euros and the caustic nature of the referendum debate it is important to think on the good and righteous acts of individuals.

Walking up to the door, I noticed Sahar. She avoided my eye contact and started to shuffle away. I buried my instinct to hurry past her.

So last week, I celebrated my work anniversary at FaithAction – I’ve been the national co-ordinator now for eight years! It really doesn’t feel that long though, and I had to do the maths to work out that it’s actually true.

Imagine that you’re the parent of a young child who will be starting school soon. But you’re painfully aware that you don’t know much about how school works in the UK – only that it is very different from your own experience of education.

One thing is certain: we will all die. And most of us don’t like to talk about it. Or even think about it.

I am still very much on the fence about which way to vote in the EU referendum, but this doesn’t stop me having a strong opinion on the nature of the debate.

Hopefully you’ve heard of our Friendly Places initiative – but since this is Mental Health Awareness Week, and all about the theme of relationships, we wanted to make doubly sure! Friendly Places is really an awareness-raising campaign with two faces. On one hand, it encourages […]

I live in East London, and therefore was subjected to the London Mayoral Election battle recently – which quite frankly was awful. No matter where you looked, politicians were trying to win our votes with campaign slogans, dragging each other through the dirt, and promising things they simply couldn’t afford.