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Welfare Cuts: Punching Down Instead of Up
The government’s latest round of proposed welfare cuts is, predictably, being framed as a crackdown on fraud and fairness. For those of us who have seen first-hand the scamming that goes on within the benefits system, it’s tempting to nod along. No one likes the idea of people playing the system while others work hard. But once again, the real focus seems to be ...
When the Taxman Calls: My Catastrophising Chronicles
The Fateful Phone Call The other day, I was minding my own business when my phone rang – not with the usual banter from a friend or client, but with a call from the taxman doing a survey about IR35. Despite having done nothing remotely wrong, my mind immediately spiralled into a full-blown disaster movie. In an instant, I was envisioning secret conspiracies, ...
Cognitive Dissonance: What is It?
I’ve recently encountered the term “cognitive dissonance” repeatedly in the media, and until now, I hadn’t quite grasped what it truly meant. After some thought and reflection, I’ve come to understand it in a much clearer, more personal way. What Is Cognitive Dissonance? Cognitive dissonance is essentially that uneasy feeling you get when your ...
The Handmaid’s Tale Was Not Supposed to Be a How-To Guide
America, once the self-declared land of the free, is hurtling towards something chillingly familiar—Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, but with worse food and even more guns. With Donald Trump poised for a return to power, the country stands on the brink of a far-right, theocratic nightmare, where civil liberties are stripped away in the name of religious ...
Could Lucy Letby Be Innocent? Questions Raised by the Private Eye Report
Like most people, when I first heard about Lucy Letby’s conviction, I had no doubt that justice had been served. The idea of a neonatal nurse deliberately harming babies is horrifying beyond words, and her whole-life sentence seemed to reflect the gravity of the crimes she was found guilty of. But now, after reading the recent Private Eye report on the case, I ...