Thoughts of a Psychology Student

Terminology The news headlines have been dominated by coverage of the EU referendum, but there appears to be inconsistency over which terms people are using in order to state where they stand on the debate. So for the record: Brexit (Britain Exit), Leave, Out, No = LEAVE THE EU Bremain (Britain Remain), Stay, In, Yes = STAY IN THE EU What is the EU - The EU is a collection of 28 countries, which, through various treaties and committees, was forged out of the 2nd world war in order to reduce the threat of war and to reinforce democracy. Since then it has enabled the freedom of movement between member states, made trading easier and overseen the development of common foreign security policy. We have been a member of the EU since 1973. Why are we having a referendum - In last year's general election, as part of the conservative manifesto, David Cameron promised an in/out referendum by the end of 2017. The plan was to kill 2 birds with one stone: Nigel Far

This blog post has been in the pipeline for a while, but I've been waiting for the right time to post it.  On Monday, I was in Bath city centre, and was walking down one of the quant side streets lined with boutiques and independent cafes, when I walked past a homeless woman sat in the shelter of an archway. I carried on walking past her, and heard her coughing quite loudly, and I fully stopped walking and hesitated, wondering whether or not to go ask if she needed anything. Worried about approaching her, I went on my way to buy my mum a (belated) mothers day card and present. I had a budget of maybe £15, but after I'd bought her a card, something in my mind was still niggling away at me about the homeless woman. So I walked back to where she was sat and asked if she wanted anything to eat, to which she replied she would like a burger king (great choice I know). So I bought her a meal from there, and then when I gave it to her I asked if she had anywhere to stay that e