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Should trustees be paid?

Should trustees be paid?

by | Oct 7, 2008 | updates

I was in London yesterday for a NCVO Trustee Conference and one of the hot topics under discussion was whether trustees  should be paid. Trustees, like myself as vice chair of Headway Cambridgeshire, do this work voluntarily. But Craig Dearden-Philips, founder of...
University initiations

University initiations

by | Oct 4, 2008 | updates

Do those degrading ritualistic initiations take place at all universities, particularly with sports teams? If so, heaven help David who this week passed his football trials at Hull – the university, not to be confused with the top premier league club. David has...
Where are our famous women artists?

Where are our famous women artists?

by | Oct 2, 2008 | updates

I heard a discussion recently on the Antiques Roadshow about the lack of recognition given to women artists. At the same time, I had an email about Theresa May’s campaign for Equal Pay. It seems extraordinary to me that art should have an element of sexual...