When LGBTQ allies try to support but I don’t agree…
My friend wrote an article about LGBTQ teachers. I had issues with it. How did I tell her?
Category Archive life
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Crap and crapper, the current choice in UK politics
Anti-semitism vs anti-Blackness what is a picaninny with watermelon smile to do?
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What’s the point of an email signature?
Most people don’t give much thought to their email signature but does yours do what it needs to?
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Trailblazers: Women Leading the way. Best panel event I’ve been to this year.
“If you want a friend in politics get a dog.” Lessons from a great panel event Last week I was working in Manchester on Wednesday and Leamington Spa on Thursday. I had several hours’ train travel ahead and realised that I’d booked a ticket for an event on Tuesday in London ages ago. On Sunday […]
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Take trans people’s names out of your mouth
I’m fed up with people conflating trans women with rapists. Graffiti I was in a public toilet recently minding my own business and wondering if I’d still catch my train despite my wee detour. Then I noticed a sign on the back of the toilet door which I have to say incensed me. Toilet cubicles […]
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Have a signature style
Why being distinctive can be a good thing. Last week, I saw a building that made me stop walking to my meeting. I liked the colours and there was something familiar about it. I took a picture and sent it to C and L, two Francophiles (and Francophones) in my life, because the bold primary […]
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Welcoming places and spaces
How are the places we visit every day designed to make everybody feel welcome?
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No BAME for me
Realisation. I dislike the term BAME. It’s cold it’s official and it’s too broad.
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Making time for the essential
It’s easy to fill our days with items from our todo list but how much on them is what is essential in the long term?
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Specialising vs diversifying
Don’t be the best in one world. Be pretty decent in a few.