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Paul Atherton

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As seen in: The Guardian, Substack, Londonist, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, JoVE- Journal of Visualized Experiments, Tortoise, The Critic Magazine (UK), Fintech Finance News
Covers:  Homelessness, Welfare, Social Inclusion, Disability, Economics, Race, Law, Equality, Arts, Restaurants, Bars, Theatre, Cinema, London, HIstory & Universal Basic Income.
Paul Atherton FCL FRSA - I'm still #Homeless, now 17 years, but remain campaigning to get all those experiencing homelessness homed permanently in the UK.

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Paul Atherton is a noted Filmmaker, who is also an artist, playwright, author, broadcaster, journalist & Social Campaigner.

He specialises in all social issues from domestic violence, race, disability, welfare and homelessness to ecomonic theory, money and equality having both structural and firsthand experiences of all.

He's written for The Guardian, The Londonist, The Evening Standard & The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. He contributes regularly to Matthew D'Ancona's weekly Creative Sens…

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A Race To The Bottom | Paul Atherton | The Critic Magazine

A Race To The Bottom | Paul Atherton | The Critic Magazine

Paul Atherton (FRSA) discusses the damaging nature of "Decolonisation" in London's Museums and the impact it …

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Paul Atherton (FRSA) Reviews - Mark Ravenhill’s La Boheme Opera in the Kings Head Theatre

Paul Atherton (FRSA) Reviews - Mark Ravenhill’s La Boheme Opera in the Kings Head Theatre

Paul Atherton (FRSA) reviews Mark Ravenhill’s La Boheme Opera in the Kings Head Theatre, Islington in Tortois…

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Paul Atherton (FRSA) Reviews - Art Exhibition Ash, Ember & Flame at Japanes Embassy

Paul Atherton (FRSA) Reviews - Art Exhibition Ash, Ember & Flame at Japanes Embassy

Paul Atherton (FRSA)- Reviews Ash, Ember, Flame: A Japanese Kiln in Oxford in the Japanese Embassy in the we…

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Paul Atherton (FRSA) Reviews - Nick Broomfield’s film documentary Last Man Standing

Paul Atherton (FRSA) Reviews - Nick Broomfield’s film documentary Last Man Standing

Paul Atherton (FRSA) The weekly Creative Sensemaker on Tortoise Media edited by Matt D'Ancona

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (en-GB)

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (en-GB)

Paul Atherton explains the reality behind Boris Johnson's "Everyone In" initiative as someone experiencing Ho…

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Members letters from lockdown Paul Atherton audio - Tortoise

Members letters from lockdown Paul Atherton audio - Tortoise

Letter From Lockdown - Paul Atherton explains how the Covid 19 lockdown benefitted those experiencing Homeles…

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Articles

The future is Africa: Shaping AI-enabled EdTech for skilling the next generation

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By Paul Atherton, Ahmad Asghar, Ekua Nuama Bentil, Victoria Egbetayo
| blogs.worldbank.org
By 2050, one in three of the world’s children will live in Africa. Yet this demographic shift coincides with a profound learning crisis: over 70 percent of children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) cannot read and understand a simple text by age 10—and in Sub-Saharan Africa, the figure reached 86 percent before the pandemic.
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DF Capital Bank Appoints Fintilect

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By Rami Cassis, Paul Atherton, DF Capital
| Fintech Finance News Verified
Fintilect, the specialist hyper-personalized digital banking software provider, has partnered with DF Capital to provide full online self-serve functionality for its suite of business savings accounts for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The introduction of online functionality for these accounts follows the successful 2021 launch of full online functionality for DF Capital’s personal savings accounts.
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It's Not Me, It's You!

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By Paul Atherton
| Substack
It is Easter Sunday, 31st March 2024, I’m sitting in Central London and trying to understand how on earth I’ve been homeless for fifteen years. As a child, growing up in the seventies and eighties, I was constantly informed that knowledge and schooling were absolutely everything. Get yourself a good education, read every day, never stop learning and you’ll be unstoppable, was the mantra that my (foster) mother, Betty Toy, imparted to me daily. Until 2008, this advice was proven absolutely true.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

An Opiinion Editorial about Mixed Race Adoption for the Evening Standard.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. Ironically I discovered the Royal Society of Arts when I did their typing exam, when I was 16. RSA Exam Board.

How is social media changing news?

Taking us back to the 18th Century, where every Tom, Dick & Harry have an opinion/story. Then it was handing out leaflets on Street corners
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