Will it ever get easier to find a job in the North?

Will it ever get easier to find a job in the North?

Jan 30, 2014 | Blog

 On the news we hear that the level of unemployment is down, but analysis shows this isn’t unreservedly good news. People may be in precarious employment, perhaps with a ‘zero hours’ contract and no job security (Philip Bee in Unemployment and the Future of...
What is a Death Café?

What is a Death Café?

Jan 23, 2014 | Blog

On Friday night, Ellie Harrison gave a performance of her solo show Etiquette of Grief at LCI. People who attended went on to talk about the performance. It was seen as a celebration of life and exploration of loss. There was a clear theme of denial, which is...
Do you feel at home in Leeds?

Do you feel at home in Leeds?

Jan 14, 2014 | Blog

‘A place where we can understand who we are.’This is how Gary M Burge describes ‘land’,  a place, perhaps a nation or a geography, that people can call home.For many people, naming ‘home’ is straightforward in as much as it is where they grew up and their family has...
Those who are born?

Those who are born?

Dec 16, 2013 | Blog, Book review, Event

‘What if we saw ourselves first and foremost as natals (those who are born) rather than mortals (those who die)?’ asked Hannah Arendt. In Advent, Christians think of the coming of Christ as a baby and the future coming of the kingdom. Giles Fraser suggests, inspired...
Is ‘coming out’ transformative for us all?

Is ‘coming out’ transformative for us all?

Dec 9, 2013 | Blog, Book review

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson (1995, Black Swan) This is the story of a life told from the perspective of Ruby Lennox, from the moment of conception (yes really) and into mature adulthood. The telling of the story spans many generations in her...