The Samaritans:
On 1st November 2021 until 31st December 2026 I will be walking four miles every day to raise money for the Samaritans. My eventual total will be 7300 miles which is approximately the distance from London to Indonesia. I am doing these walks because the Samaritans offer 24/7 help to those in distress or those who just are feeling emotionally burdened. It has over 200 branches spanning in all four different countries in the UK who treat each call with complete confidence. It is now free to call the Samaritans (on 116 123) and one of the 20,000 volunteers who work for the Samaritans picks the call up to offer a non-judgmental, kind and perceptive approach to the problem in hand. The work the Samaritans do is, in my opinion, not valued enough and I hope the walk that I will do will help bring awareness to this charity.
The Northern Irish Troubles: The Static Society
The Northern Irish Troubles are barely understood in the UK; I was in my second year at university before I really understood what were they're about. I think it should be mandatory to teach the Troubles in schools if the government were serious about an EU referendum (with the Irish question being an important one). However, alas, the Northern Irish Troubles aren't on the GCSE syllabus as of yet (maybe because it's too complicated). To help me understand the Northern Irish Troubles is the brilliant book by David McKittrick and David McVae which is a clear and short read. The first chapter in this book is entitled 'The Static Society'. The authors explain how Northern Ireland was divided into two groups: the unionists (the Protestants) who want Northern Ireland to remain in the UK and the republicans (the Catholics) who yearn for a United Ireland. The book further goes onto state how there were two extra elements added to the equation: the British and Irish governm...
Amazing!!!!
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