by Ben Johnston | 5 Mar 2024 | CEO Blog
There is less than a year to go until the next general election. So, I’d like to take this opportunity to say to both the current and any future government: get real about homelessness. Currently, homelessness charities like Oasis Community Housing are effectively...
by Ben Johnston | 29 Jan 2024 | CEO Blog
How are you feeling this month? January is reputedly the month in which many of us struggle. Over-spending at Christmas, the wait for a pay cheque as it’s a longer month, and the dark evenings, can all add up to a feeling of gloom. That’s now embodied in Blue Monday –...
by Ben Johnston | 22 Dec 2023 | CEO Blog, Christmas
What does Christmas mean to you? Is it, as the adverts suggest, a time of candlelight and beautifully-cooked meals among loved ones? Or is it a time of tension, struggles, and perhaps loneliness? Having seen Christmas cards and decorations in the shops for three...
by Ben Johnston | 3 Nov 2023 | CEO Blog, Events
Sometimes you feel the winds of change blowing in politics. Sitting in a crowded room in a hotel in Liverpool during the Labour Party Conference was just one of those moments. MPs, journalists, activists, charity workers, those who had experienced homelessness, all...
by Ben Johnston | 6 Oct 2023 | CEO Blog
Death and taxes are the two certainties in life, it’s said. You can add a third in this country: elections. And, having had a spate of local elections over the summer, we know that, over the next year there is likely to be a general election. It can happen no later...
by Ben Johnston | 8 Sep 2023 | CEO Blog
It’s been an amazing summer of sport. England have held crowds captivated by their performances on the cricket pitch. The Lionesses reached the World Cup final. Meanwhile in the velodrome, British cyclists scooped 22 gold medals and 33 medals in total. They topped the...
