We don’t usually publish a blog on a Thursday, but this is a special Thursday so I made an exception.  Yes, it’s the day that we in the UK elect our members of Parliament for another term of office.

Politicians are taking notice of the impact on depression in the workplace and society.  And for once, their thinking seems smart to me.  Which is?  To start to tackle mental health issues at school age so there is a better chance of preventing depression from striking in the first place.

Unless you’ve been on another planet, you know that ‘double jobbing’ – the practice of politicians holding on to two jobs at once – is big news in the UK and Northern Ireland.  We’ve been told that double jobbing is ‘on borrowed time’ as far as NI is concerned.  This is after threats of pay [...]