Jade Burrell blows the whistle on the high-pressure, sweatshop-like conditions of a Southsea restaurant kitchen. ‘What are you monkeying around for?’ Lawrence shouts over the kitchen fans. His dark eyes catch a scrawny kitchen porter [… read more ]
Former wine merchant Richard Warburton examines the role alcohol has played in his life – and in the lives of strangers, friends and family members. The theory of ‘irreducible complexity’ cites the eye as an organ [… read more ]
By Donna Jones. There’s pounds here in these curved yachts, In these block penthouses; Italian leather bags cupping keys, crafted wallets and lip gloss; Crisp suits, crinkle linen and boating shoes that know they [… read more ]
In this second excerpt from his book Read Rees, Southsea-based author and son of a vicar Gareth Rees offers his thoughts on the greatest story ever told. Jacob Brother Esau was out hunting for meat to feed [… read more ]
By Rebecca Slack Ernest Hemingway once said ‘I drink to make people interesting’. This, I believe, is something most people would find easy to relate to but I would offer an alternative version for students: [… read more ]
Shelagh Simmons highlights the hypocrisy and myopia of the Council leadership’s sudden endorsement of volunteering. Promoting the city’s latest volunteering initiative, Portsmouth Together, Portsmouth City Council leader Donna Jones recently told The News how supportive she [… read more ]
In this excerpt from his book Read Rees, Southsea-based author and son of a vicar Gareth Rees offers his thoughts on the greatest story ever told. The Garden of Eden Well, there’s plenty of paradise around here [… read more ]
There is a severe shortage of nurses in the UK, reports Dr Veronika Wagner, and the situation isn’t helped by the government’s unjust training and recruitment policies. How do we motivate someone to choose a [… read more ]
What makes for good travel writing? How do you get into the profession? What practical, ethical and political challenges come with the job? Who are the great travel writers and what can we learn from [… read more ]
If there was ever a good time to think about what diversity and inclusion mean in Britain today, the time is now argues Dianna Djokey, as she examines the role of the city’s museums in [… read more ]
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