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Grenfell Tower residents evicted from hotel accommodation with hours notice
I don’t usually – ever – post press releases on here which I’ve been sent. In fact, this is the first time I’ve done it. But this needs to be circulated. And circulated widely. URGENT Grenfell Tower residents evicted from hotel accommodation with hours notice Today residents of Grenfell Tower were given eviction notices from…
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Part 2: Pondering the lies in British journalism and the aftermath of the Manchester attack
The old gentleman who accosted me last week, accusing journalists of ‘telling lies’ is partly right, but not for the reason he believes. Earlier this week, I was reading an op-ed by Brian Cathcart in Byline.com about the lack of concern UK journalists are displaying about our failing democracy. It was a bloody uncomfortable read.…
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My story: the rocky road to a diagnosis
I am 28. I am 4ft11, and I am disabled. It’s time to tell my story. I’m not a celebrity, I’m not a high profile journalist, so I doubt that people will be remotely interested in what I have to say, but I’m telling it anyway. Why? Because it has to be told. For me.…
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Five-year-old Rania Must Stay
I’m a big fan of petitions. Not just because I like adding my name to a (hopefully) long list along with others who feel the same way as I do, but because it’s a measure of democracy. If enough signatures are obtained, maybe, just maybe, those in authority may take the desired action. It’s no…