Last week has marked the first anniversary of the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, placing the UK into a state of lockdown in an effort to control the spreading coronavirus pandemic. There have, of course, been enormous economic consequences since on a national, business and also a personal level. Financial support from Westminster may have softened […]
Read moreProponents of the restrictions imposed by governments around the world over the last year maintain that they have been necessary part of efforts to control the spread of coronavirus. Regardless of their effectiveness, there is now little doubt that prolonged controls on businesses and households has taken its toll both on the economy and on […]
Read moreThe breakdown of any relationship – no matter how long or short – can be a very emotional experience. Confronted with the prospect of losing a partner or spouse, it can be difficult to keep calm and in control. In previous generations, any failure to do so – any critical remark made about one’s spouse […]
Read morePoliticians and the public rarely seem to agree on anything. There is one thing, however, which both will readily accept as fact; namely, that society moves quicker than the legislation which is applied to it. That’s been particularly true in recent decades. As my colleague Laura Guillon observed only last week in a ‘blog on […]
Read moreThe tide of change in Britain’s households has been relatively fast-flowing in recent decades. It seems that much of the accepted wisdom from just a couple of generations ago about what constituted ‘normal’ family life has been tipped on its head. Even so, if you want to see what’s really going on, it’s often worth […]
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