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The Nowhere Office
Entrepreneur and public speaker Julia Hobsbawm takes a strategic view on issues such as endemic stagnant productivity, the crisis of stress, and repurposing offices for more creative interaction.
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The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless: A True Story of Love and Compassion Amid a Pandemic
The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless: A True Story of Love and Compassion Amid a Pandemic
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the government launched its ‘Everyone In’ programme, aiming to house the homeless through lockdown. The Prince Rupert, a 4-Star hotel in Shrewsbury with four poster beds and suits of armour, were asked to play their part and host 33 rough sleepers. Sunday Times Chief Foreign Correspondent Christina Lamb became captivated by the story of how the hotel owners and rough sleepers – many of whom had been out of housing for decades – spent months locked in together and wound up transforming each other’s lives.
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