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Consistency?
by Because It Matters | September 3, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Consistency, the quality of achieving a level of performance which does not vary greatly in quality over time. We all want consistency in the way we are treated, to be treated inconsistently is an injustice. Inconsistency is the fruit of more deep-rooted, insidious...
Oh, The Irony
by Because It Matters | July 29, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Recently we woke up to the tragic news that Tommy Robinson has left the UK and has moved to Spain to seek asylum. Of course, that news is not at all tragic it is in fact absolutely fantastic and the nation’s collective ecstasy is only slightly tainted by remorse that...
Statues for all?
by Because It Matters | July 18, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
We’ve all seen it, petitions to take down statues, statues being torn down. Names of public buildings being changed, confederate flags being banned, sports teams changing their names, the list goes on. What this has done is divide opinion. There are those who will...
You’ve blocked me, I’m ok with that.
by Because It Matters | July 15, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Social media is a marvellous place, when I first started my account my profile picture was of a wrestler named Triple H (I assume that was his ring name). My reasoning for this was two fold, firstly as a young teenager I saw the merit in not rushing to upload hundreds...
Clumsiness is Racism
by Because It Matters | June 30, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
The world has changed a lot in recent times, obviously the global pandemic has torn through life as we know it. Then, as if working from home and not having a haircut wasn’t change enough Black Lives Matter suddenly became an extremely prominent cause, and I daresay,...
Say His Name: Tamir Rice
by Because It Matters | June 19, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Tamir Rice, a name you may have heard of, especially in the light of recent events. Equally, this may be a name you’ve never heard. In this blog post we are going to tell his story. Tamir Rice was born on the 25th of June 2002 in Cleveland Ohio. He was athletic and at...
I hate to break it to you, you’re not that multicultural!
by Because It Matters | June 19, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
In the wake of the death of George Floyd, and the Black Lives Matter movement there has scarcely been a social sphere that has been unaffected. The likes of Little Britain and Come Fly With Me have been taken down from streaming platforms, the directors of Ben and...