Blogs from Fellows and the team
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Blog: Tech solutions for rural isolation
Isolation and loneliness have long been known to have deep-rooted psychological impacts. There is now a growing body of evidence that loneliness is as great a public...
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Blog: Another Life: Telling the stories of individuals in extreme poverty
As you will know, today on every continent millions of impoverished men and women have insufficient food to feed both themselves and their family. Do they eat so they...
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Blog: Supporting participatory artists to become economically sustainable
In mid-September, a year on from the beginning of my Churchill Fellowship travels, I will be heading back to New York to address an international conference of artists...
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Blog: Youth political engagement
A lot of young people are engaged in political issues in the UK – but they’re not taking part in traditional ways, such as voting. Through my involvement in campaigns, I...
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Blog: Mental health in the police
My family and I will never forget this year, as I was greatly honoured to be mentioned in the New Year’s Honours List, attending Buckingham Palace in June to be invested...
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Blog: Suicide bereavement
Around 6,000 people die by suicide each year in the UK. For each of these, another 135 people on average are affected, with many significantly at risk of themselves...
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Blog: School holiday hunger
School holidays are a time that most children look forward to but for low-income families, they can be a time of hardship and social isolation. Household expenditure...
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Blog: Affordable rural eco-homes
There is currently a great deal of policy and academic focus on housing. Yet this is mainly with respect to urban housing issues, with far less concern for problems...
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Blog: Rural communities that support people with dementia
Dementia is an issue everywhere, but in rural areas, the issue is exaggerated because many people are isolated. Where I live, in a village in the Scottish Highlands,...
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Blog: Surviving traumatic brain injuries
At the time of my Churchill Fellowship in 2009 I had been working with survivors of brain injury for five years, on a steep learning curve about the issues that affected...