Millions of british adults lack basic literacy and are excluded from modern life. this affects us all

T he Parliamentary Obesity Summit Report from the Guild of Health Writers (healthwriters.com), warns that obesity is spiralling into a national health emergency and demands urgent, coordinated action

Without trust, things fall apart. And in these polarised times, there isn’t very much of it around. Trust helps communities flourish, it’s vital for strong relationships and without it, institutions –

Pick of the week’s correspondence

→ “It’s hard to explain to people we’re running the centre for the benefit of local people,” says Andy Brooks. “We’re trying to cater for people that wouldn’t normally go to gyms.” Brooks is the comme

Time for the BritCard? Controversy of the week ...

Seniors in the U.S. and across Western developed nations are reaping a social security bonanza funded by younger workers and mountains of debt the old will never have to pay off