June 17, 2019
by Liz
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Anyone campaigning for People’s Vote or the Pro-EU parties in the recent elections is almost certain to have been called unpatriotic, lacking faith in Britain or in more extreme cases, a traitor. Of course I disagree. I believe that attempting … Continue reading
June 13, 2019
by Liz
Comments Off on Democracy in the time of Brexit
Last week I went to an “Anti Trump” demo in my local town and stood in the rain for an hour listening to the heckling from “the other side”. Laughter erupted when one of the women opposite shouted: “Trump doesn’t … Continue reading
May 25, 2019
by Liz
Comments Off on Brexit Stereotypes – a creation of and justification for Brexit?
In January Theresa May came to Stoke on Trent to make a speech in a bid to gain support for her Brexit deal. She was hustled in and whisked out and was probably back in London before most of us … Continue reading
May 22, 2016
by Liz
Comments Off on EU Referendum
In 1975 I voted for the first time. My first vote was to stay in the EEC. On 23rd June I shall vote to remain in the EU. I feel European. I work for a large global corporation and in such an … Continue reading
September 6, 2015
by Liz
Comments Off on Small people in a big world – response to refugees
What the current refugee crisis shows me more than anything is that there are a lot of small people in a big world. On the one hand individuals and families fleeing from war and terror, reliant on their own wits, … Continue reading
July 22, 2013
by Liz
Comments Off on Unpaid overtime. How much am I subsidising my boss?
Sometime during the last couple of weeks I caught the end of an item on the radio which had covered the widening gap between paid and worked hours. In 2011 the UK Office of National Statistics published information showing that … Continue reading
June 2, 2013
by Liz
Comments Off on Stand up for girls and women
I just saw this Tweet quoting Desmond Tutu: “Boys, it is when you stand up for girls and women that you measure up as a man.” How brilliant. How true. All my life I have been lucky enough to be … Continue reading
March 24, 2013
by Liz
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How old do you have to be to be a Grumpy Old Woman? 50? 60? 80? If I’m not old enough yet, I’ll settle for Grumpy Middle Aged Woman. Yes, that will be it, simple arithmetic: young women 16-39, middle … Continue reading
January 27, 2013
by Liz
Comments Off on Cost of postgraduate courses a barrier to some professions
I see from an article in the Guardian that someone is suing St Hugh’s College Oxford for refusing him a place on a postgraduate course because, despite acquiring a professional career development loan to pay for the course, he can’t prove … Continue reading
October 28, 2012
by Liz
Comments Off on Up the down escalator
It was my birthday recently. Three years ago I was seven years from state pension age, now its ten! I feel like I’m running hard up the down escalator and even if I collapse I’ll have to keep struggling on … Continue reading
