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2023

white man behind bars with bowl of food

Let Them Eat (Oven) Chips!

You just can’t please some people! You give them free accommodation. You feed them three square meals a day. These people don’t have to work their brains to figure out anything, because they have someone telling them what to do, what time to get up, what time to go to…

A young girl at an airport, holding a passport and with a suitcase

Here We Go Again

I could be wrong about this, but if I have a health condition, I do believe it is my responsibility to take care of myself and not leave that responsibility to others. What do I mean by all this? As we go along, you will see what I mean. A…

domestic abuse: a Black man holds the wrist of a Black woman in a threatening manner

Should Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse go on the Sex Offenders’ Register?

Domestic abuse of any kind is a despicable and insidious evil. This includes behaviour that is controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent which also includes sexual violence. These behaviours are usually carried out by a partner, or an ex-partner. Whilst women can abuse their male partners (Sheree Spencer was recently…

blue curtains in front of a blue backdrop and the black silhouettes of people in front

Come One. Come All?

‘Segregational Appeal’. That’s a new one. Right? This phrase is attracting condemnation, it would appear, throughout all of Canada. And why? It’s all about the ‘Black Out’. Nothing to do with wartime activities, nothing to do with Covid-19, or anything like that. In the last year, two major Canadian theatres…

policeman standing in middle of street. His back is to the camera

Criminals in (Police) Uniform

Can’t the police get anything right? First, they stop, search and arrest innocent people going about their innocent business. Then they say they haven’t got time to attend to house burglaries and car crimes, nor chase motorists who drive off without paying for their fuel. Neither do they have time…

a sign for men women toilets

Why We Need Women-only Spaces

I spent Twixmas in the West Country. Bath, to be precise, and what a Bath-ing I had. Water, water everywhere. Someone clearly misinterpreted my meaning when I said I am going to Bath. Had to buy an (emergency) pair of Wellingtons to see me through the rainstorm. Don’t think I…