The pandemic and the measures put in place to fight it tore up many of life’s norms, leading many to question whether society will ever return to how it was before. Yet, one of the great paradoxes is...
Last month we were treated to the delightful absurdity of a Texas lawyer struggling with technology. For those who haven’t seen the viral video it is as silly as can be, and as such, hilarious. he...
Eddie MacKenzie talks to Michael Copeland about the ongoing confusion around the NHS pension scheme.
Even during ‘normal’ times February can be a testing month. The weariness of continued freezing temperatures and limited hours of daylight can take its toll on one’s spirit. The enthusiasm for New...
Thank God it isn’t 2020! That was, I am sure, the feeling of most of us as January began. Last year saw us battle with a global pandemic, restrictions on basic freedoms, a looming economic depression...
Looking back on 2020 – the pandemic, the lockdowns and the massive economic hit the country has taken – it is hard not to conclude it has been, in the words of the Queen Elizabeth, something of an...
The government recently launched a poster campaign featuring a ballerina with the caption “Fatima’s next job could be in cyber (she just doesn’t know it yet)”. The drive was encouraging people to...
The relationship between dentistry and the mainstream media has long been far from ideal. It is perhaps the nature of the beast that important health information and positive stories struggle to see...
I wouldn’t describe myself as overly sensitive but I have to say I was slightly uncomfortable with some of the commentary which followed the general election.
In the build up to the election I lost count of the amount of times politicians would begin the answer to a straightforward question by saying they wanted to be “very clear”, and would then meander in...
Hair loss, wrinkles and pain in joints I can deal with, but recently I had a moment where I suddenly realised I am getting old.