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Money Diary: A Programme Manager On £40,000

Money Diary: A Programme Manager On £40,000

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 30-year-old programme manager working at a university and living in south Wales. I […]

Kemi Badenoch’s Leadership Win Is Historic — But Don’t Call It A Victory For Black Women

Kemi Badenoch’s Leadership Win Is Historic — But Don’t Call It A Victory For Black Women

It’s been quite the week in politics. As the impact of Donald Trump’s second presidential win reverberates across the globe — and many of us mourn Kamala Harris losing her historic presidential bid — attention is also fixed on the UK, where a Black woman has risen to lead a […]

My Mother Was Absent For 20 Years — Our Reconnection Wasn’t What I Imagined

My Mother Was Absent For 20 Years — Our Reconnection Wasn’t What I Imagined

I spent most of my childhood and adolescence wondering how life might have been different had I been raised by my mother. Watching the relationships the women around me shared with their mothers, I felt certain I was missing something—something I deeply desired at that time in my life. My […]