The Spoon Drawer

Source As you will be more than aware, we are currently in the middle of the intensely busy build-up to Christmas and we are all focussed on getting our final bits of Christmas shopping for our loved ones . While I am in no way trying to play down the importance, or take away the fun of Christmas, I am, however, suggesting that you plan ahead accordingly and make sure that summer 2016 is one to remember. If you are currently approaching in your final year at college or university, then this is particularly aimed at you. While the economy is certainly improving in the UK , things are far from rosy and there is still a lack of jobs available to young people; those who are lucky enough to find employment only have the prospect of low wages and unaffordable rents to look forward to. With all this in mind it is hardly a surprise that more and more-young people are opting to leave the UK for foreign shores with the prospect of higher salaries and better employment oppor

Source: Ty Francis 2015 saw the rise of a new breed of professional within the digital industry. Freelancers and outsourcing work is nothing new in the fast paced environment of a digital agency, but many young professionals have taken a new approach to freelancing, paying for their travels around the world with remote work for agencies and businesses in the UK. We can track this trend back to the UK itself, with hundreds of tech workers leaving London for more affordable and friendly digital environments in areas such as Bristol, Birmingham, and Brighton. It was also commonplace for a Birmingham or Brighton web agency  to hire remote workers from London who had the experience but didn’t want to leave the capital. The philosophy soon grew and digital freelancers begun taking their remote work elsewhere, mainly outside of the UK. We get a glimpse of what this sort of profession may entail from an article in The Telegraph . Anna Hart, who used to work in Hackney as free