Family days out on London’s South Bank
South Bank is a great location for a family day out. For me, the idea of taking the little ones into the city is enough to bring me out in …
Kate Tunstall
Toddler Acid Attack: Why sparing the boy wouldn’t have spared him at all
On the 21st July this year, an incident occurred which terrified parents up and down the country, and horrified anybody with an ounce of humanity. A small, innocent, vulnerable boy …
Diplomacy is more important than the NHS crisis
Emotional intelligence is a really valuable asset – nobody likes a lack of tact, obviously. But lately there’s been what I’m coining ‘inverted prejudice’. I’m referring to circumstances whereby victims …
Current Affairs: The royal wedding & GDPR
Hello, hello. It’s June, and we’ve recently had the biggest event of the year so far: my baby has just turned a year old – how the heck did that …
Current Affairs Round-up: School placements & Kategate
Wow, what a month it’s been – beautiful sunshine, bright blue skies…wait, no; that did happen – then I blinked and it was over. Back to the reality of cold, …
Book Review of From Mother to Daughter: The Things I’d Tell My Child
Everybody who knows Katie Piper has nothing but respect and admiration for her and – let’s face it – unless you’ve been living under a rock then you will definitely …
Current Affairs Round-up: Pregnancy & maternity discrimination
Surprise surprise – pregnancy and maternity discrimination is back in the news again. It’s rather demoralising that 100 years on we’re still having the same damn conversation. But I’m pleased …
Current Affairs Round-up: Goals, hopes & achievements
Happy new year! Yes, I know it’s already well into February – but I’ve been away for ages and I’ve not done one of these since last year. So you’ll …
Current Affairs Round-up: Term-time holidays
This month I want to talk about term-time holidays – it’s one that does or will affect every one of us, after all. On April 6th the Supreme Court ruled …