Thanks so much for all the condolences for the loss of Isabelle.We're so grateful for offers of help but as we can't think straight at the moment,a colleague has kindly done a fundraiser page until we can function enough to know what we need.Thank you x https://t.co/lpt8dD15u3
Whilst many tune into watch England in the #EURO2024 final, watching in hope and anticipation, remember many women and children will be watching for different reasons…
Domestic abuse increases by 26% when England win or draw and by 38% after a defeat at a major tournament.
Before everyone starts suggesting that maybe Kyle Clifford was ‘suffering from mental health issues’ which ‘caused him’ to tie up and shoot three women, let me shoot some facts here:
1. There is not a single mental disorder listed or described in the DSM which states that it causes murder
2. Not a single mental health charity would put their name to a public statement which stated that MH was associated with committing murder - in fact they would probably do the opposite
3. Men kill women because they want to
4. Men kill women because they get something out of it
5. Men kill women because of their misogyny and male entitlement
6. Men kill women because they enjoy it
7. Men kill women because we do absolutely nothing about the toxic, abusive, misogynistic, pro-violence and pro-abuse society we raise them in
8. Men kill women because there are virtually zero consequences and less than 2% conviction rate for domestic and sexual violence crimes
People only claim men who murder are mentally ill for TWO reasons:
1. To defend the suspect legally, in order to claim insanity, so charges or sentences can be lessened
2. To psychologically distance ourselves from their actions, so no one has to accept that this is a social and systemic problem of violence and abuse - and we can all go on pretending that it was another ‘one-off’ caused by ‘mental illness’
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@JenWilliams_FT Thanks for this piece. I missed out on buying a paper copy so subscribed for a month and of course, it was a challenging read, but it’s a reality. You didn’t even get to the latest sh*t show of this week! (I’m a teacher). Thank you again.
@MillenniumLib I didn’t realise that’s when you opened, we moved to Norwich in April 2019 with my just turned 1 year old and fell in love with the childrens libray and the lovely Bounce and Rhymes. I now frequently visit our local library in Loddon, and although smaller, is still fab!
@buntyhoven As a teacher (and a parent) I certainly wouldn’t consider that as crossing the picket line! It’s nice to know if parents support the strike but certainly don’t expect them to keep kids off!
Can someone please tell government that if people "move to a better paid job" we won't have an early years workforce left to care for their children. Honestly the lack of joined up thinking is mind boggling. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️