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The thing about privilege is that you often don't realise you have it until you are forced to see how others live. In a very difficult week, one of the strange realisations has been that many men had no idea about the precautions taken by…
While the government response to the pandemic could best be described as lacklustre in some places and disastrous in others, the same cannot be said for the community response. Way back in March, the government struggled to get to grips…
Networking and increased participation are the unsung successes of the changes made during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly for women on the left. Political networking has always been difficult for women because it requires so much…
It's now 22 years since I took my A-Level exams, and yet I still often have nightmares where I miss the exam by going to the wrong room, or have revised for the wrong subject. During lockdown, I bizarrely started dreaming I had to sit my…
The International Day of Democracy took place earlier this week, described by the UN as "providing an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world". The UN also says: "Democracy is as much a process as a goal, and only with the…
Today is the 15th anniversary of Mo Mowlam's death. Mo was surely the best Northern Ireland Secretary this country has ever had, and one of the finest ministers to ever grace the Labour Party benches, and yet somehow she is increasingly…
Face coverings will be mandatory when visiting shops from July 24th. This news comes amid the confirmation that deaths among shop assistants are 75% higher for men and 60% higher for women than the general population. The fact that lives…
Dominic Cummings told us about what he clearly felt was an exceptional set of circumstances when he delivered a statement on Monday. He found that if all the adults at home were unwell, there would have been nobody to provide childcare. For…
Life has changed beyond recognition. We keep being told that soon we will enter a 'new normal', but what that means is never really discussed. Having lived through this extremely rapid period of lifestyle change we need to talk about what…
Over the last few days, we have entered a world that feels very different to that which we unknowingly enjoyed just weeks ago. It seems like a lifetime ago now – but just a month ago headlines were concerned with Home Secretary Priti…
One year ago, the Local Government Association’s Labour group launched a parental leave policy for councillors. In that time, 25 councils (some of which are Tory-led) have adopted the council parental leave policy, and over 30 Labour groups…
