Hilary Burrage

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Sociologist (with a touch of economics) researching and publishing on FGM and the patriarchy; left-leaning political activist. Pro-Public Health, Environmentalist, FRSA and Fabian. Adjunct Professor, Buehler Center, Northwestern University, Chicago. London-based. Devoted nana

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After the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, another threat lies on Ukraine’s horizon: Donald Trump https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/09/kakhovka-dam-ukraine-donald-trump-vladimir-putin?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
After the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, another threat lies on Ukraine’s horizon: Donald Trump

The would-be president and the US right look ready to side with Putin, and walk away from a fight the free world must win, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian
Cameron-Osborne austerity years cost UK dearly when Covid struck, says TUC

Union body claims policies left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’, in report before opening hearing of inquiry

The Guardian

I agree with Alistair Campbell that one way to improve the discussion of (& arguments about) #politics is to engage the young (at #school), but I think including #primaryschool children as part of this idea is wrong-headed;

We have already robbed much of childhood's innocence & joy, turning it into an engine of #anxiety & stress (both in & outside school), lets at least leave the politics-talk until they get to secondary school (where, yes, it should be a bigger part of a revised curriculum)

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#California
#Tahoe
Lake Tahoe in California is really beautiful beyond description. The lake is getting bluer, crystal clear and lush.
Tories preach baby-making and the facts of life – why does it always come back to sex with these oddballs?

Welcome to the National Conservativism conference, a coming together of ideologies for the ideologically challenged

The Guardian
Life after shunning: what I faced after coming out as a queer Jehovah’s witness
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/may/09/jehovahs-witnesses-coming-out-lgbtq?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Life after shunning: what I faced after coming out as a queer Jehovah’s witness

My community ostracized me in the name of love. What followed was years of confusion

The Guardian
Life under the rule of the Taliban 2.0

For half of Afghans the mullahs’ regime is less bad than feared

The Economist