Brontë Schiltz

1 month ago | bigissuenorth.com | Brontë Schiltz

The government’s cuts to support for ill and disabled people could reach £9 billion per year by 2029-30, according to the New Economics Foundation. Disability is defined under the Equality Act 2010 as a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities – including work. Over 16 million people in the UK – around 24 per cent of the population – are classed as disabled.

Jan 12, 2025 | bigissue.com | Brontë Schiltz

Life The South Yorkshire-based project is working to reduce health inequalities in early years by: Brontë Schiltz Food banks have become normalised. Baby banks are becoming increasingly common too. In South Yorkshire, Beds for Babies was set up to provide beds and bedding for children born in poverty. CEO Cat Ross explains the need she comes across day-to-day.

Dec 5, 2024 | bigissue.com | Liam Geraghty |Steven MacKenzie |Isabella McRae |Brontë Schiltz |Hannah Westwater

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: HALF PRICE Big Issue magazine subscription Life In time-honoured Big Issue Christmas tradition, we celebrate all the amazing dogs and the vital work they do for our vendors all year round by: Liam Geraghty, Steven MacKenzie, Isabella McRae, Brontë Schiltz, Hannah Westwater Marlene was born on the streets of Macedonia and spent the first nine months of her as a stray dog, struggling to survive.

Oct 30, 2024 | bigissuenorth.com | Brontë Schiltz

In December 2021, the UK government published From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives. The strategy pledged to combat substance harms by not only addressing the issue at a criminal justice level, but also by investing in recovery, with £3 billion budgeted for the first three years of the programme. This was based on the Independent Reviews of Drugs led by Dame Carol Black and accepts all of her key recommendations.

Oct 30, 2024 | spookyisles.com | Brontë Schiltz

Nigel Kneale’s pioneering work not only revolutionised television horror but also critically examined the implications of advancing technology, writes BRONTË SCHILTZWhen Nigel Kneale was hired as one of the BBC’s first two television staff writers in 1951, the medium was in its infancy. Regular broadcasting had begun in Britain in 1936 but had ceased for the duration of WWII and not returned until 1946.