Our Bodies, Their Battlefield: What War Does to Women (Review)
"Anyone here been raped and speaks English?"
Alannah Travers
The economy, stupid...
It's been perversely meta, having time to revisit some excellent recent books on the economy while simultaneously watching it crash and burn across the world. Forget Friedman v. Keynes, the current crisis blows the debates of the previous century out of the water.
Missing Bangladeshi Journalist Has Been “Found” — Now He Must Be Freed
Last week, 53 days after his suspicious disappearance on March 10, Bangladeshi journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol was “found” by authorities in Benapole, 150 miles from Dhaka where he was last seen.
Lives in the time of Covid
One of the few drawbacks of having such audacious friends is that when respective global lock-downs are imposed, much like music stopping in a game of statues, they end up quarantined all over the world.
Australia, Mexico, Palestine, Germany, Canada - and Scotland.
Hallgarth checklist
1. Had direct contact with Ceci over the previous 12 months...
A year into the Climate Emergency
This time last year, at the peak of the Extinction Rebellion protests in London, the UK Parliament declared a Climate Emergency.
I remember cycling over to Parliament Square after work, bumping into friends on the grass and wondering what it might actually mean, or lead to, or change. For me, it probably changed quite a lot. In terms of the environment…
There's an awareness campaign. What now for victims of domestic abuse?
Between March 23rd and April 13th, the Count Dead Women project recorded 16 domestic abuse killings: over twice the ordinary, awful average, which is approximately five deaths a week.
Supressing the pandemic in Palestine
The irony is not lost in seeking to contain the spread of covid-19 in an already contained community. But in Palestine, the infrastructure of occupation has so far proven comparatively effective in dealing with the unfolding global pandemic.
Domestic violence is increasing - Government must mention helplines in the daily coronavirus briefing
In normal times, we are told that the busiest time of the year for police and prosecutors dealing with domestic violence is Christmas. The reason for the Yuletide spike is families, and tensions, confined at home for longer than is the norm. These are not normal times.
To Labour’s next leader: listen, learn and change or face another decade in opposition
Despite a monumental effort from Labour members, candidates and activists, the election result is disastrous.
