Four reasons why physically punishing school children doesn’t work: A spanking paddle to discipline children which bears a twist to the Donald Trump slogan. Gilbert Mercier/Flickr When I was a child I went to school in South Africa. This was the late 1970s. At school, the teachers would hit us. It was called getting the …
European Super League: why punishing the breakaway 12 could backfire badly: Mikhael Damkier The football world has been rocked by the announcement of a breakaway European Super League (ESL). The majority think it a bad idea, from governing bodies Fifa and Uefa through to national bodies such as the FA and English Premier League. The …
Exercise can be punishing – but here’s how to stop thinking of it as a punishment: shutterstock/oranzyphotography The fitness industry is said to be worth £4.4 billion in the UK alone. But, despite medical research telling us that exercise will help us live longer, the majority of people do not engage with health and fitness. …