Most days are pretty unexceptional. Go to work, come home, have your tea. Maybe watch some telly, surf the internet or read a book, go to bed. Repeat. Today can be different. Today you can stand up for a mother and her daughter who are about to be separated, in your name, by your government.
Ten-year-old [...]

July

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Sickened

Like many people in Scotland, I’ve been moved by the story of Precious and Florence Mhango. Anne McLaughlin MSP sums it up when she says,
“Could you stand to hold your child knowing that it may be the last time and that soon you may be left with only memories and the living nightmare of not [...]

Recently, I’ve been reading a book called Women Who Think Too Much. Why? Well, because I think too much. My yoga teacher once said that everybody’s mind is full of monkeys, constantly chattering away, and I would like to get my damn monkeys to shut up once in a while.
Anyway, it’s made me think about [...]