Why I refuse to date while being unemployed
Unidentified employed man, renting his own place in London Fields: “So, what do you do for a living?” Me, an unemployed woman, living with parents: “Well, normally, I write, but…
Tag: covid19
Are criticisms of the race inequality commission’s Munira Mirza valid?
A storm of anger at racial inequality and injustice might have gripped America, but no-one from the British government could say that they haven’t felt some of it too. One…
Covid-19 has not been a “leveller”
At the time of writing this, the death toll in the UK for covid-19 has reached over 10,000. In just under two months, thousands of lives have gone, and the…
Labour can fix its mistakes with Starmer
As the sun finally set on Jeremy Corbyn’s doomed leadership, it rises again for the Labour Party, and rises with Keir Starmer. Four election defeats and three leaders later, Labour…
The fear of losing a loved one, again
My baba (dad), was shot nearly 17 years ago now. The memories I have of receiving the news are somewhat obscure, maybe because of how young I was, or maybe…
