Ailsa Burkimsher

SUCCESSFULLY CAMPAIGNED for mothers' names on marriage certificates. 15.03.19 Legislation passed. (Implemented in 2021!)

[Ailsa Burkimsher @nameequality]

A couple of highlights from today’s @Telegraph article by @radhikasanghani https://t.co/mqv5FqUUsC

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@elliegrace321 I get it 😢. Miss #stevewright so much! Great to have him live this week. I figure listening on BBC Sounds will means it shows up better in the listener figures???

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Adding to @DrProudman raising Q of children named after fathers - I’d encourage women to not change their name on marriage. Inspired by Lucy Stone - I changed my name back! (Still happily married!) https://t.co/rQN19SHzmY This then lead to my success with #mothersonmarriagecerts

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@squeasy_louise I don’t know for weekends 😞 but contact PALS for first thing Monday https://t.co/BhQXqp5QYT

Hope all ok x

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

I’m so sad to learn that the marvellous Betty Boothroyd has died

Among her many achievements, she campaigned tirelessly to get the magnificent national monument to the Women of War II built

Part of the battle was over its location. She wouldn’t settle for anywhere other than…

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@IainDale How about @profsarahchilds https://t.co/1bp8w7Sf32

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@IainDale @Jacqui_Smith1 How about @mrmichaelball

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@BelgianWaffling I volunteer at my son’s football club @afc_stoneham - initially as a parent rep to the team & now for the club as a whole as ‘Management Support’. Lots of volunteering opportunities in grassroots football!

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@BelgianWaffling Various umbrella organisations listed here - https://t.co/dKU2HNs90Q

[CARE International UK @careintuk]

"I have absolutely no doubt that in 100 years’ time environmentalists will be seen as the real heroes. Those who ignored the warning bells will be, nay, already are, on the wrong side of history." @HelenPankhurst, CARE Senior Gender Advisor in @guardian.

https://t.co/1Uxvk78PJM

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What a treat to hear two wonderful women broadcasting together @janegarvey1 @fifiglover - first time this week I’ve listened live (day off) & then there is a daily podcast of chat & best bits for when you’ve missed the radio show! @TimesRadio #janeandfi #offair

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@TimesRadio @janegarvey1 @fifiglover This is great news! A radio show with 2 women presenters - a rarity indeed!

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@Jacqui_Smith1 @IainDale @forthemanypod Do you know how much electricity your houses are using on devices on standby? We’ve measured using a power meter & it is 2.4 kWH per day. This is £297 per year at the new 34p/kWH. We’ve switched lots of things off and only switch on when needed. TYFAYD

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@Jacqui_Smith1 @ayeshahazarika @forthemanypod Looking forward to it. The ceremony is looking nowhere near 50/50 women/men..

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@Alliewhowrites Thank you for telling the story of your Grandmother’s Grandmother. It puts me in mind of this collection of ‘Maternity Letters From Working Women’ which was organised by The Women’s Cooperative Guild - it’s fascinating & heartbreaking https://t.co/ZKlINq3F9l

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@adamfleming I loved this - quirky #Newscast at its best - have ho have the laughs to counteract the more serious topics.

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.@charleshymas please ask your subs not to use term ‘child porn’ - it’s child sexual abuse or rape - the term used normalises/minimises it- @rickmuir1 presumably your report doesn’t use the term? Also very sad there is no resource to police these crimes ☹️ https://t.co/9sTzcEQWNm

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@JoshPowell_2 @IainDale @Jacqui_Smith1 Oh that’s such bad luck & worrying to be able get it again so soon.

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@bbcquestiontime @campbellclaret You’ll show @RoryStewartUK how to do the subtle #restispolitics plug!

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Seems like a good day to buy ‘The Life of an MP’ by @jessphillips for 99p on kindle “The onus is on all of us to change the rules of the game and I believe we can” https://t.co/ihRnqTIznM

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@BenKentish @IainDale @LBC ‘We’ve got first time caller Iain on the line from Tumbridge Wells’ 😂