Sir Robert Devereux: retired at 61 on £85k a year — while the rest of Britain is told to keep grafting till 67. I started paying in expecting my pension at 60, then it was pushed to 65, then shoved again to 67 — years of pension gone, millions short‑changed, and the very people whoContinue reading “Sixty-One On £85k — Britain Grafts To 67”
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Four Storeys. Thirty Seconds. One Hero
Mamoudou Gassama — a 22‑year‑old undocumented Malian migrant — scaled four storeys of a Paris building in roughly 30 seconds to save a dangling four‑year‑old child, an act that turned him overnight from an invisible migrant into a national hero. On 26 May 2018, crowds in the 18th arrondissement watched a child hanging from aContinue reading “Four Storeys. Thirty Seconds. One Hero”
Teach Minds — Don’t Mould Them!
Schools should teach children how to think — not what to think. That’s the essence of Margaret Thatcher’s argument: core skills first, ideology nowhere near the classroom. Thatcher maintained that education should focus on literacy, numeracy, and knowledge, not political slogans or partisan ideology. She wasn’t my favourite PM, but on keeping ideology out ofContinue reading “Teach Minds — Don’t Mould Them!”
Share Till Twenty — Madness
Same‑sex siblings could indeed be required to share a bedroom until age 20 under Southwark Council’s proposed Housing Allocations Scheme 2026, and the plan also includes creating an additional housing priority band. Same‑sex siblings share till 20; Band E means “no realistic chance”; the 2013 system gets scrapped after regulatory failings. Southwark says the new schemeContinue reading “Share Till Twenty — Madness”
He Flew The Nights And Gave The Pay — Duty Over Dynasty
Prince William worked night shifts flying air ambulances — and gave the entire salary away. Prince William didn’t just do the job — he leaned into the grind, flying night shifts for the East Anglian Air Ambulance, then quietly donated every penny of his £40k‑a‑year salary back into the service. Prince William swapped palace corridorsContinue reading “He Flew The Nights And Gave The Pay — Duty Over Dynasty”
He Ran into Fire For His Babies
Ray Lucas came home to a nightmare — and then did the unthinkable. His Michigan house was already fully engulfed in flames, and inside the basement were his 18‑month‑old twin daughters, Milan and Malaysia. In those seconds, he didn’t hesitate. He ran straight into the burning home, blind in the smoke, guided only by memoryContinue reading “He Ran into Fire For His Babies”
Sixteen Weeks, Not By Accident — But By Design
NHS health boards are doing this — and the evidence is overwhelming. At least 17 of England’s 36 Integrated Care Boards have imposed minimum waits of 12–16 weeks for routine procedures like hip, knee and cataract surgery, even when clinical capacity exists. A system built to heal is now built to wait — sixteen weeksContinue reading “Sixteen Weeks, Not By Accident — But By Design”
No Shame. No Silence. No Hiding
Stephen Fry’s long‑standing message is clear: mental illness should never be hidden, never treated as shameful, and never forced into silence. His entire public advocacy rests on that principle. He has spoken openly for decades about living with bipolar disorder, including suicide attempts and periods of profound crisis. Across interviews, documentaries, speeches, and campaigns, FryContinue reading “No Shame. No Silence. No Hiding”
Class Unit: Equality Promised, Reality Pending
A new government Class Unit is being set up to target white working‑class inequality as a core priority. Bridget Phillipson will confirm a new Class Unit on Wednesday, housed in the Office for Equality and Opportunity, to tackle class‑based and white working‑class inequality across all ethnic groups. Reports say the new Class Unit will focusContinue reading “Class Unit: Equality Promised, Reality Pending”
William: Built For The Crown, Tested By Time
Does Prince William have what it takes to become a great King one day? Yes — Prince William has the raw materials to become a great king, but greatness will depend on how he handles the pressures, the modernisation he’s already signalling, and the public’s appetite for a monarchy that actually evolves. He has theContinue reading “William: Built For The Crown, Tested By Time”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 