Category: National politics
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Re: Hidden Voices UK: Circumcised Women Speak Out (revised 11 Feb 2020)
On Saturday, 8 February 2020, the recently formed group, Hidden Voices UK, hosted a theatrical performance called “Judging without Knowing” at Oxford House in Bethnal Green, East London, followed by a panel and open discussion with over 70 people who attended. It was organised in partnership with Women’s Inclusive Team, TALO, Queen of Sheba International,…
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Letter to Rebecca Long-Bailey
On 18 January, I wrote a letter to Rebecca Long-Bailey MP as a member of the Labour Party and an abortion rights advocate, to ask her more about her views on abortion, as reported in the Guardian, Telegraph and Catholic Herald during the previous week, and to respond to them. I felt none of these…
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Don’t call him Boris
Don’t call him Boris. It’s the name for a cuddly toy, a cute little Russian boy a dashing guy from a book by Tolstoy. Don’t call him Bojo. He’s not fast like Flo Jo or sexy like J Lo. Don’t mix up mojo with a sleazy libido. Don’t even call him a Bozo. He’s not…
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Ten reasons why we lost the election and some thoughts about the future
1. There are serious self-defeating political splits inside the Labour Party – with the different sides openly and publicly criticising and working against each other. People criticise each other endlessly on both the right and the left of the party, and form power-pushing membership groups. I think membership groups inside the party should be disbanded,…