“What is going to happen to all the students whose parents can’t afford to support their children to go to university? This is the question being asked by Grace Dorset, a single parent from North London, in response to the Government’s plan to raise tuition fees. The government’s proposal to remove the cap on tuition…
For Black History Month we are celebrating black British women who overcome the physical and mental challenges of lupus to achieve personal success. Figures from the West Midlands Lupus Society reveal that while 1 in 1000 white women in the UK suffer from lupus, for black women the figure is 1 in 250. High profile,…
Young men facing unemployment have been advised to ‘think outside the box’ and consider self-employment to avoid the dole queue. Recent Figures from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveal one in five males aged between 18 and 24 are currently unemployed. According to the Princes Trust, youth unemployment in the UK costs…
Young Londoners are ready for change and would consider having a female mayor for the first time, a new survey has revealed. The Your Say poll, carried out by People with Voices shows that young Londoners are more accepting of the idea of Oona King being elected as the London Mayor, compared to the older…
Graduates, existing students and those who hope to attend university in the future are largely against the proposed graduate tax, higher tuition fees and two-year degrees, a new survey has revealed. People with Voices polled 20 graduates, existing students and those hoping to start a degree course in the future, and asked them whether they…
Women experiencing breast cancer symptoms should be given high priority by GP’s to prevent late diagnosis, cancer sufferers have said. Those who spoke to People with Voices expressed concern about how GP’s respond to women displaying breast cancer symptoms. Amma Adjei, daughter of the late Dinah Adjei believes that a lack of priority and support…
Children of abused mothers at an increased risk of obesity should be closely monitored by parents and carers, a UK obesity organisation says. The statement was made in response to a US study published last week in the June issue of the Archives of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Journal. The study, which monitored the development…