In the Government reshuffle which began on 15 September, the previous Minister for Digital, Culture, Media and Skills (DCMS) Oliver Dowden MP was replaced by Nadine Dorries MP. At the time of writing, it remained to be seen whether the current Minister for Civil Society, Baroness Diana Barran, would remain in post. Policy responsibility for charities…
We’ve all heard plenty in the last year about how badly the charity sector was being buffeted by the pandemic and lockdowns: events and face-to-face fundraising were thwarted; services had to be halted or transferred online; and the furlough scheme was an imperfect design for organisations that were facing more demand for their output, not…
The meaning of words is conditioned Words are useful but also problematic. They’re things that refer to other things but they’re not the things to which they refer. They’re things in themselves. They’re also things that people made up. We’ve inherited them, so they seem as if they’ve always been there. We accept the meaning…
What do I do? In May, I started volunteering with the Open Door Charity and began the training process to become a mentor. The Open Door Charity is based in Birkenhead on the Wirral, and offers a holistic range of services for its members, which are all free and there are no waiting lists. They’re now one…
