Dear Dewi Jones, Sian Gwenllian and company,
This letter has been a long time coming.
For several years now Gwynedd County Council have been reorganising and federalising small rural schools to save on the Educational budget (a grant I might add from the government which is ring-fenced specifically for use...
(0) Comments | Posted 6 February 2013 | (10:58)
It's tough to realise that your child needs extra help. It's a plethora of emotions. First of all you deal with the guilt and the question all mums ask themselves "Did I do something wrong while I was pregnant?", "Did I not protect them from bumps and falls when they...
(0) Comments | Posted 14 December 2012 | (16:58)
There are 50,000 homeless people in Britain.
Some of those families, and in temporary accommodation awaiting re-homing, often in unsuitable houses or flats, some sleeping on street corners.
I watched Panorama last night, it had the air of the all-too familiar about it.
Yes, there was a stereotypical family...
(4) Comments | Posted 28 November 2012 | (23:00)
It's that time of year again people, oh yes, can you feel the silent creep of inadequacy climbing up your spine and whisper in your ear telling you how crap you are actually doing at being a parent?
Can you see the glint of want in your eight-year-old's eyes and...
(15) Comments | Posted 5 July 2012 | (00:00)
Jade Goody was 27 when she died three years ago, leaving behind two young sons.
I must admit I never liked her in life, a rather garish Big Brother contestant with an extremely large mouth and an even larger personality. Thinking Norfolk was in Scandinavia didn't really make...
(2) Comments | Posted 4 July 2012 | (12:29)
Last week David Cameron unveiled his master plan to cut 10 billion from the Welfare budget by 2016. How? By forcing the under 25's to seek refuge with their parents until they turn 25.
It seems already that Danny Alexander and his merry band of Liberal Democrats are running...
(25) Comments | Posted 26 June 2012 | (00:00)
In April's budget review, George Osborne laid out plans to cut child benefit for any household earning a total of £41,300 or less; and also outlined a number of confusing changes for child tax credits and working tax credits.
From a personal perspective, being a single parent who is currently...

(0) Comments | Posted 3 May 2013 | (09:40)