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I can’t write to a Substack timetable…but is that actually a bad thing?
When I first started writing on this platform I was haphazard and inconsistent but highly active…there was a flurry of posts when I first joined…
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Farage in the jungle reminds us why creating panto baddies out of MPs is never a good idea
It’s time to change the channel
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Why are there no perfume ads with models eating Hula Hoops and wearing Dr Martens?
It’s almost Christmas (give over - it’s mid November, I’m allowed to say it now) and many of us will be looking at our almost-empty perfume or…
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Why do we so easily absorb other people’s guilt and shame?
An emotional rant…
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Too many people are stuck with the label of ‘criminal’ when in reality, society failed them rather than the other way around…
A dive into chapter 11 of my new book, Snowflake…
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As a high profile mental health professional, Marjorie Wallace’s invalidation of Meghan Markle’s suicidal thoughts could cost lives
This week, the Mail reported on controversial comments made by Marjorie Wallace, founder and CEO of national mental health charity SANE, on Rachel…
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Everything I know about New York
I’ve just finished watching Dolly Alderton’s absolutely perfect Everything I Know About Love. I could rave about the series forever - especially with it…
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I can’t imagine being stuck in this traffic jam…
A few words on the conflict in Ukraine - and how to help. I can’t imagine being stuck in this traffic jam. At first glance it looks like any other. An…
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3 causes I’ll be championing in 2022
Happy (soon to be) NY ! I don’t want to write about NY resolutions that will see me grow spiritually or shrink physically. That’s just boring and…
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Hull - where culture existed way before 2017
Hull made the headlines as City of Culture in 2017. It also, as I recall, made it to the top of some ridiculous list called Britain’s Crappest Towns (or…
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