Will Gore
@willjgore.bsky.social
Managing ed, @theipaper.com. Journalism, hills, cricket, crisps. Not necessarily in that order.
Letting children skip school for minor ailments isn’t a luxury working parents have. Will that make them more resilient in later life tho? I’m not convinced. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/too-...
Too many children are coddled by WFH parents – they need resilience
The simple truth is that children whose parents have to work away from home sometimes get a raw deal
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Kids are increasingly unmotivated at school - some reasons why and some ways for parents to convince them to buck up… column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/teen...
Teens are more unmotivated at school than ever before - here's how to help them
Children and young people face a particularly unnerving set of circumstances
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This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
i: Labour U-turn on worker rights– as PM denies Budget tax rises break promise #TomorrowsPapersToday
In case yesterday’s #budget wasn’t enough to get you nodding off, here is a piece about leaning into wakefulness for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/20-y...
After 20 years of insomnia, here's how I survive with no sleep
I've realised I might never be rid of my sleeplessness - and have come to see its hidden blessings
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i: Reeves privately tells Labour MPs: I’ll hit wealthy with a mansion tax in Budget #TomorrowsPapersToday
Opinion | Directing ire at the King not only risks letting the former duke of York off the hook, it also runs the risk of damaging a monarch who is much more an asset to the United Kingdom than a liability 🖋️ @willjgore.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/lLsLLZc
Opinion | The pandemic exposed the shortcomings of a great many people, even if the consequences in most cases were of narrower significance than in Boris Johnson’s 🖋️ @willjgore.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/MZyNjDL
Opinion | William is the man who must one day be king. He can’t be the fun one, or the naughty one ... Perhaps that is why the princes once seemed to be the perfect double act – until they weren’t 🖋️ @willjgore.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/ZjI7lTF
Forget the snatching of a cap off a child, no adult should be waiting in line for an autograph in the first place. Column for @theipaper.com
The i Paper @theipaper.com · 11mo ago"Witnessing millionaire businessman (and tennis super-fan) Piotr Szczerek taking a signed cap from a child at the US Open highlights the ignominy of adult autograph-hunters," writes @willjgore.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/7T3v8Md
Kids are away and it’s offering a peculiar glimpse into the future… Column for @theipaper.com
The i Paper @theipaper.com · 12mo agoOpinion | "Kids, if you’re reading this, we love you and we can’t wait to have you home. But we might change our minds if you’re still here when we retire", writes Will Gore trib.al/3Kgc5RY
Kids are away for the week, so I’m footloose and fancy-free. But the truth is, I don’t really like it! Column for @theipaper (£20 offer for annual subscription ends Monday) inews.co.uk/opinion/chil...
I'm child-free for a week - it's made me dread an empty nest
Will they cope in the big wide world? Will I cope without them?
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Finding common ground with Corbyn - on potatoes, not politics… Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/fina...
Finally, I have some common ground with Corbyn
Allotments are hugely valued community assets
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Breaking news: Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister following The i Paper’s revelations that she threw four tenants out of her east London townhouse before relisting the property for £700 a month more in rent Read more: trib.al/fRz541r
English domestic cricket is out of control trib.al/2kVwjJ5
English domestic cricket is out of control
All hail The Hundred, the great ECB train wreck
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Home Office bid to clear asylum backlog led to ‘serious errors’ in 9 per cent of cases trib.al/WwKmBat
Home Office bid to clear asylum backlog led to ‘serious errors’ in 9 per cent of cases
An AI tool used to help decide asylum cases faster will be rolled out despite accuracy issues, with critics warning ‘life or death’ cases could be affected
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"Kamala Harris warned, correctly, that Trump would be a menace to democracy and the rule of law, but today she still is a politician in search of a programme," writes @sarahbaxterstm. Read more: https://trib.al/OWR5HmI
Kids are licking their lips at the prospect of the long summer holiday. Working parents are desperately trying to sort out a logistical hellscape. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/work...
As a working parent, even spending £1,000 on childcare this summer wouldn't be enough
Even if I find childcare for my kids, they'll mooch around, missing the camaraderie of the playground
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The profits to be made from flipping homes are down. Good thing too. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/hous...
House flipping is becoming less profitable. Good
House flippers made shelter a commodity - good riddance
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Shorts in the office? On your own head (well, legs) be it. But not ‘80s-footballer short, nor skater boi long please. Column for @theipaper.com
The i Paper @theipaper.com · last yr."If you are going to risk getting your knees out at work, there are plenty of pitfalls, so bare them at your peril," writes @willjgore.bsky.social Read more: https://trib.al/23LcrHr
I’ve been blithely reassuring my children for months that we’re not heading for World War III. It’s becoming harder to sound confident… Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/beco...
It's becoming harder to convince my kids there won't be a world war
Still, it’s surely better to talk these things through than to avoid the news
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Just finished my usual breakfast in bed. Give it a try! Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/i-br...
I breakfast in bed every morning – it’s a game changer
My routine creates a moment of calm before the hurly-burly of the day descends
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Heatwave coming; sleep disrupted. The answer? Breakfast in bed. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/i-br...
I breakfast in bed every morning – it’s a game changer
My routine creates a moment of calm before the hurly-burly of the day descends
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Wrote an upbeat piece for @theipaper.com about ‘boil in the bag’ funerals, and the importance of discussing death. I’m keen for a sky burial, if possible. inews.co.uk/opinion/boil...
'Boil in a bag' funerals will challenge British squeamishness about death
The other options - being buried or being burned - are hardly much better
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Prince Harry’s dancing is an example to dads everywhere. It also offers a route back into the hearts of the nation, via a stint on Strictly... Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/prin...
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Why high-maintenance gardens should be avoided, however much you love them. It’s not as easy as Monty Don would have you believe… Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/high...
I’ve created the world’s highest maintenance garden – and now I'm trapped
I have levelled grassy ground, re-turfed and re-seeded, and despaired endlessly
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