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Why canβt women in the UK afford to buy their own houses? We ask an expert
'For renting to be affordable, it needs to absorb no more than a third of someoneβs wages, and we found nowhere in the UK where renting is affordable for the regionβs average woman.' Sara Reis for @WomensBudgetGrp https://t.co/obAHfp...
Animal rights protesters dragged from track at Epsom Derby
'In an online statement, the group said it staged the protest on the 109th anniversary of Emily Wilding Davison throwing herself in front of the Kingβs horse during the Derby of 1913, which resulted in the suffragette's death.' https://t.co/v0ylrF...
Assaults on higher education continue unabated in South Asia
'In Pakistan most attacks on education involved the violent repression by security forces of education-related protests in 2020 and 2021, while armed groups also continued attacking education, particularly girlsβ education.' https://t.co/QUOoMa...
Rape not 'ravishment' β why courts should stop use of this archaic & patriarchal word
βthe language used in judgments must be formal and legalβ, and that since rape has been defined in the Indian Penal Code, βthe urge to use archaic and patriarchal synonyms must be resistedβ. https://t.co/brvR2Y...
Underground abortion group in spotlight, 50 years on
COMMENT: Teens having breasts cut off will not solve problems
'Now, as soon as a child says they are trans, they become a member of a political group, rather than being treated as children.' Stephanie Davies-Arai BEM https://t.co/rkrOej...
Police were told Michaela Hall was being strangled. Why didnβt they break in?
The police, again, disregarding the lives of Women. 'The officers tapped at Michaelaβs back window and checked the garden. Nothing. They considered speaking to the neighbours but decided not to, according to the report.' https://t.co/msgufF...
Restaurant trashed after JK Rowling attends event at sister eaterie
How can we expect thorough, fair and impartial investigations whilst police forces up and down the country showcase political bias by displaying rainbow colours and vying to be @stonewalluk diversity [sic] champions? https://t.co/9ydSNT...
The big thing that Scotland can do to help stop Ukrainian refugees falling prey to sex-traffickers β OSCE
'Think about that for a moment. Every year, there are men who collectively pay almost $100 billion to have sex with trafficking victims β under circumstances that are tantamount to rape.' @OSCE Follow @ScotlandModel #EndDemand https://t.co/FsixBI...