How sustainability is not affordable for the time and financially poor. Sustainability goes hand in hand with affordability. Discussing how poverty and low income workers struggle to afford to be eco friendly and sustainability and why they buy into greenwashing Affordability & Sustainability: Why They Need to Work Together to Make A Change for the […]
All The Problems with the Government’s Fatphobic War on Obesity* & Class
The recent Government campaign insists that weight loss is the answer to health, but this is problematic, fat shaming, poverty shaming and only focuses on eating less junk food. This, with the recent “obese people may have to sheild” come Autumn without addressing food desert areas, nutrition, movement and childrens’ access to meals and cooking […]
#clapforcarers & keyworkers
recently people across the nation have been opening up their doors and windows to clap for carers and keyworkers. during this time i think it just goes to show who the real keyworkers are, the people that actually uphold society for everyone. the shopkeepers, nurses, carers, doctors, binmen, utility providers, telephone banking customer services, couriers, […]
there is an atmosphere of anger
felix has conjunctivitus and after a telephone consultation with the doctor he was prescribed some antibiotic eye drops. adam went out yesterday to collect from the pharmacy (who didn’t have it, because the doctor didn’t send it until the end of the day) but that is beside the point. he came home saying how weird […]
Learning About Politics Is Everyone’s Responsibility
The results of the recent election are still right at the forefront of my mind. I was upset, disappointed, a bit shocked at the result. I expected another hung parliament as the country has been divided for so long or a small Conservative majority but it seems the main issue was Brexit. I am saddened, […]