Tough times. Even tougher people.
Reading Time: 3 Minutes It was February and Jason Fruen stood nervously in the Manchester rain. He was wet and stiff with cold, having spent hours close to one of Europe’s busiest motorways, while people with cars, jobs and money drove past him. The 2008 recession had just started, his temporary job had just finished and his home was in…
moreIf the media are to be believed, then even before lockdown we were already living with a loneliness epidemic. Too busy to even acknowledge our neighbours, we allegedly retreat into our tiny flats in the big cities spend nearly all our time alone and then open social media, leaving us feeling further disconnected from the lives of the people we…
moreReading Time: 5 Minutes 1-0 up with just ten minutes to play! The FA Cup Semi-Final 2014. Jordi Gomez had converted a penalty fifteen minutes before to put Wigan Athletic in front against Arsenal. If Latics could survive these last few minutes, they would reach the final for only the second time in their history. What a moment for our…
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