Monthly Archives: December 2008
MY FIRST CHRISTMAS PRESENT
Some anonymous soul has arranged for me to rceive a free subscription to Evangelical Times http://www.evangelical-times.org/ Thank you for your kindness. Please don’t be shy, if you let me know who you are I will return the compliment by subscribing … Continue reading
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I SUPPORT SAME SEX MARRIAGE
I have not got the titled T-shirt but now the reaction of right-wing Christian evangelical groups means I could not buy it if I wanted to from over 100 shops. This is simply wrong. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/cuttingedge-clothes-chain-faces-a-boycott-and-all-because-of-one-little-progay-tshirt-1206392.html
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ADVENT PODCASTS
I have been enjoying the New Humanist magazine’s seasonal podcasts with Eddie Izzard, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Fry and more to come have a listen… http://newhumanist.org.uk/1924
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LEYLA ZANA
Today I co-signed a letter in support of my fellow female activist Leyla Zana. Leyla was the first Kurdish woman to win a seat in the Turkish Parliament but in 1994 she was imprisoned by the Turkish authorities for speaking … Continue reading
Filed under Leyla Zana, Sakharov Prize, Turkey
WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE
I have just voted in favour of ending the UK opt-out from the Working Time Directive. Since the Working Time Directive improves the balance between work and home life, thereby helping women, as Labour’s European Spokesperson on Women, I felt … Continue reading
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TASSOS PAPADOPOULOS
With Tassos and Cypriots in Brussels It is with great sadness that I report the untimely death of Tassos Papadopoulos, the former President of the Republic of Cyprus. Tassos passed away on Friday 12th December, having been admitted to the … Continue reading
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WOMEN MAKING PROGRESS IN ALBANIA
Recently I co-signed a letter with my colleagues in the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee to the Albanian Parliament. We congratulated the Parliament for passing a new Gender Equality Law which included gender quotas of 30% for women. We … Continue reading
Filed under albania, electoral reform
MORE PRESSURE ON THE ASAI
Following my complaint to the Irish Advertising Standards Authority, I have received a preliminary response from them. I find it rather shocking. First they state that they are prepared to investigate complaints about commercial advertisements which have appeared in one … Continue reading
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PAY GAP STATISTICS
Recently I wrote an article in Tribune on the persistence of the gender pay gap. I worked with the Office of National Statistics to produce data on the gender pay gap in the London boroughs. You can find this data … Continue reading
Filed under Equal Rights, Tribune
