Interesting report and data about combining psychological treatment with employment support. After decades running programmes helping disabled people back to work, it was clear that many needed help with the psychological consequences of acquiring a disability, of (potential) job loss…
Life runs from one extreme to another. Over just three days: co-chairing an external consultation group for a major HMRC project; making 90-odd mini-pork pies for housekeeper Karen’s forthcoming big birthday; flower arranging with dramatic lilies; designing a possible new…
I’ve been going to Fleur’s Metal Studio near Rustington, Sussex for many years. This time, alongside Kathy and Liz, I was creating star moulds in which Fleur cast the hot metal, and another to make a Christmas pudding for…
Renewing this was a nightmare! According to them, the “easiest” way is on-line. Not if you are one of the thousands of eligible severely visually impaired people. Finding all the documents, being able to scan them (how do I know…
Its simple if money’s no object: just move to one of the richest areas in the country! But not so easy for the rest of us mortals. People living in those affluent areas could expect to live over 84 years…
We had a long weekend at the national bee convention at Harper Adams University. The beekeeper spent all his time at erudite lectures and quizzing the trade representatives about the latest bits of kit. For my part, I was making…
Recent ONS data and their report highlighted the links between parents’ and children’s mental health problems, making each other’s situation worse and, for the children, impacting on their school results. Links between parental mental health, child mental health and school…
This week I’m doing an in-person talk for the Portsmouth Association of Wrens on Tuesday evening. It will be good to be amongst so many with shared experience of life in uniform. Also, whether you have a sight problem or…
Making Tax Digital is nearly upon us. www.gov.uk/government/collections/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax But there are some exemptions: 1. Automatic exemptions – based on information already held by HMRC There are 2 types of automatic exemption: Permanent – not requiredto use MTD for Income Tax,…
Some people may be sceptical due to the Department’s distinctly patchy record of getting things right, but they are apparently going to be able to decide when people with long-term health conditions limiting their day-to-day activities aren’t really too disabled. …
