Ever After Is Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain a Fairytale or a Nightmare? “Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they […]
Chilcot – The Fallout One hundred and seventy-nine. That is the number of British Soldiers who lost their lives in the Iraq War between 2003 and 2009. I would like to apply the same numerical certainty to the number of Iraqi citizens who died as a result of the conflict but it is impossible. First […]
Ever purchased a pair of trousers only to have a button fail as you run for the tube and then spent the next few hours trying to discretely hold the garment together? Ever bought a tablet for your child, only to find it won’t switch on after a few weeks? What can you do if […]
Are you owed money by someone who is in dire financial straits? If so, you are not alone. In the first quarter of 2016, more than 20,000 people were declared bankrupt in Britain. That means there are a lot of unsecured creditors wondering if they will ever see their money again. So what steps can […]
The result is IN and we are OUT. To the disbelief of many, including the Leave campaign themselves (who were so sure that they would not win that they cancelled their own celebration party), Britain has voted to exit the European Union. Not only have the Remain camp lost the referendum, they have also lost […]
wiss author Max Frisch: “We asked for workers, but human beings came.” Applications for British Citizenship and EU Permanent Residence cards are soaring and is it any wonder? Thousands of people from across the Continent have chosen to make our drizzly, grey, somewhat sombre island their home. They absolutely love it! But do we? Figures […]
After 27 years, the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough Football Stadium disaster have finally had official confirmation of what they and many of us who have been following the events believed to be true all along – their loved ones were unlawfully killed following acts of gross negligence by the South Yorkshire […]
Getting a divorce is not an easy decision to make: It can take months or even years to finally decide to end your marriage. Having agonised over the actual decision itself, the idea of having to wait over a year to be officially ‘free’ of your partner may seem excessive or even abhorrent. . In […]
In the Name of the Father What you can do if your child turns out not to be yours – Paternity Fraud According to the latest research, in the UK at least one in every 50 men is busy raising and supporting a child that is not their own. That equates to 2 % of […]