What I don’t understand is the negative reaction towards the show, ‘it was rubbish, you shouldn’t be making jokes like that, it was awkward’. The truth is it was the individuals who were watching it who were feeling awkward, not Continue reading →

Like many this summer, I thoroughly enjoyed the feast of sport and was left wondering exactly what to do during the day when the action inevitably drew to a close. And then I remembered ‘work’… Both the Olympics and Paralympics, Continue reading →

User Led Participation is a bit of a fancy term for what the Free To Live Leeds group have been working in partnership with places like Bradford College for the last 2 years. Working directly with student social workers they’ve Continue reading →

As many of my friends will already know, I’ve had “a bit of a battle” to say the least with the MEN Arena. Trying to get tickets for a Lady Gaga concert (a friend’s birthday, honestly!) I went through the Continue reading →

I recently became a statistic as a mover onto Employment Support Allowance. Despite the form itself being relatively long-winded to complete (and a more than useful scaring tactic for those poor student social workers that mock interviewed me back in Continue reading →