Unable to work due to his legal status, a young immigrant faces labour and social barriers in London while improving his English. He compares the British capital with Rome and reflects on the treatment of foreigners and the challenges of integrating without citizenship. As a teenager, Alberto moved to […]
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London, an academic and personal choice for a young Frenchman
It is not the first time he has left France: after living in Belgium, François Ramonet settles in London to study, work and improve his language skills. From everyday life, he compares both capitals and highlights cultural diversity and greater administrative ease. Javier Duque Francois Ramonet* arrived in […]
Alone but not lonely
Rejections beset the British novelist Barbara Pym but reading two of her later novels confirms a talent that was not appreciated at the time. Sean Sheehan Pym wrote six novels in the 1950s and early ‘60s until her publisher unexpectedly rejected her seventh and she consequentially disappeared from […]
Death as a mirror of human everyday life
Facing our mortality allows us to recognise the importance of small daily actions and how our deeds can impact the wellbeing of future generations. Do you know the names of your eight great grandparents? Where were they from? What did they do? In three generations or less it is very […]
Labelling and prejudice: effects on society and the mind
Ticking boxes or labelling someone by race, gender, or age can affect their performance, self-esteem, and health. Negative stereotypes limit opportunities, while positive ones multiply benefits in education, social life, and physical and mental wellbeing. By ‘stereotyping’, we refer to labelling a person or culture with particular characteristics, whether ‘good’ or […]
















