Mark Cantrell's Blog, page 21
May 22, 2020
News: You won’t need to live in Geordie-land to take part in Newcastle’s new poetry festival
The poetry goes on, albeit online, as a new digital festival aims to get underway in Newcastle this month.
May 15, 2020
Heritage: Digital technology opens Manchester’s historic collections to a global audience
Manchester University has launched a new digital platform that allows people the world over to view its vast collection of historic publications.
May 11, 2020
Comment: Is Boris Johnson gearing up to spend workers’ lives to ease the lockdown blues?
We're all in this together, supposedly, but if anything, working class people are expected to pay the price of recovery.
May 8, 2020
Society: Poverty and pandemic is a grim mix that thrives on government policy indifference
Efforts to safeguard us against coronavirus are making Britain's existing hunger crisis worse, as food banks report a spike in demand for emergency food aid.
May 4, 2020
News: The UK Government has finally scrapped VAT on ebooks, but will consumers see the difference?
The Government has finally seen fit to scrap VAT on the sale of digital publications; a move that is claimed will lead to cheaper ebooks for consumers.
May 2, 2020
Update: Talk about a blast from the past
Your Sinclair #54 featured an early article by Mark Cantrell, now it has re-emerged online.
April 29, 2020
News: Study wants to find out if writing helps us cope with Covid-19 lockdown
Lockdown may be a bitter pill, but words might make it easier to swallow.
April 27, 2020
Culture: Sweden’s teenage artist Maxi Svensson sets his sights on world of art
Art of teens spirit A young artist realised a dream with an exhibition of his works at Swedens prestigious Åland Art Museum becoming the youngest it has ever featured By Mark Cantrell AN artist made quite an impression when he became the youngest ever to exhibit at the Åland Art Museum in Sweden Continue reading Culture: Swedens teenage artist Maxi Svensson sets his sights on world of art →
April 24, 2020
Society: New dementia study will explore impact of Covid-19 social service cuts on unpaid family carers
Experts are investigating the impact of Covid-19 social service cuts on unpaid carers looking after loved ones with dementia.
April 21, 2020
Comment: We must not allow the NHS to be demoted to a charity case
Will the Conservatives take the lessons of coronavirus to heart and recognise the NHS as the vital part of our nation it is?
