DipenAm I not allowed to feel too?I’ve heard the same things all of my life. “You’re fortunate to be in the position you are” or “I wish I had the opportunities you had” or…3 min read·Jan 7, 2022----
DipenI was done with politics, but that’s what they wantI’ve never hidden my disdain for this iteration of the UK Government. Specifically, those that are in power in England. The lack of…3 min read·Dec 8, 2021----
DipenWhy don’t I write anymore? Because I’m not perfectI’ve been asked a few times over the last 10 months why I’ve only written twice in 2021. I often respond with something joking that “my…3 min read·Oct 23, 2021----
DipenIs this the win we all needed?It’s June 1998 and I’m allowed to stay up late to watch TV, something that hadn’t happened until that point. Why was this the case? It was…4 min read·Jul 8, 2021----
DipenRacism on social media — is there anything we can do?Last week, we saw Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial of Manchester United sent racial abuse on Twitter after their team lost to Sheffield…5 min read·Feb 2, 2021----
DipenWe’ve made it. But what next?2020 has been a wild year. Not wild in the way I may have lived other parts of my life whether it was going out far too much or losing far…4 min read·Dec 31, 2020----
DipenWhat does strong leadership look like? Not like Boris JohnsonOn 19 December, new restrictions were announced for England around the Covid-19 pandemic. A set of rules had been set by the government…5 min read·Dec 19, 2020----
DipenThe other pandemicIn September, I wrote about World Mental Health Day and how difficult this year has been. As we get into the holiday season, it is a…4 min read·Dec 15, 2020----
DipenHybrid Theory — 20 years onI still remember when I bought this album. Every week I would go food shopping with my mum and, honestly, it wasn’t a lot of fun. What…5 min read·Oct 25, 2020----
DipenIt’s that time of year again — not my birthday, World Mental Health DayAlmost a year ago to the day, I wrote a piece about how I was excited about my birthday and effectively how I was going to milk the whole…3 min read·Sep 24, 2020----