I don't use phrases like national emergency lightly
The most frequent reason women are murdered is because #DomesticAbuse. Many people have seen it as an emergency for a long time.
We need action + leadership now across police, Govt + other agencies
https://t.co/LQtpxxZGaW
(1/2) Natalie Page, director of Survivor Family Network and report author, exposes a pattern of violence that stretches from the battlefield to the bedroom.
Her dossier of 52 harrowing cases reveals military wives tortured using combat techniques.
"I was up against an institution in family court"
Samantha's* horrifying story about how the army supported her abuser in family court.
Its a pattern. The battlefield extends to the home and all systems survivors need for safety.
Unpacking the "Brass Pass" on Woman’s Hour today
Today the @DailyMail published the findings of my two-year investigation "The Brass Pass" into the hidden epidemic of domestic abuse suffered by military wives and girlfriends.
A dossier of 52 cases reveals torture by Army men against their wives.
Assisted dying bill: thread
1. The most common predictors that a homicide had been staged as something else: the victim is suffering domestic abuse; the homicide is staged as a suicide; the controlling partner finds the body or is at the scene. This is research.
I’m really delighted to share that I am to be appointed King’s Counsel.
To quote the very exciting letter I received yesterday:
“I am pleased to be writing to you on behalf of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, to let you know that The King has approved her recommendation that you should be appointed one of His Majesty’s Counsel.”
Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way, including my wonderful colleagues, clerks, clients and family. A hearty congratulations to the other 104 new silks.
The provisional date for the appointment is 24 March.
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Some of England's biggest privately-run children's homes have raked in more than £95 million in profit in the past three years, reports the Mail on Sunday. https://t.co/fatDbynQdJ
I am very concerned by the increasing onslaught on women-specific language, which seeks to erase the reality of womanhood itself and deny its innate and sex-related specificity. A number of influential media outlets, organizations, academic and health institutions, and experts are complicit in what can only be described as a new form of #ViolenceAgainstWomen. It must be stated that words such as "non-transgender women”, "cis women" and the like do not reflect any UN- or otherwise internationally-agreed standards. I call on media and all stakeholders to uphold the dignity of women and respect their human rights.
@abuse_strong@LDNVictimsComm It has to be a voluntary process for it to really be meaningful. I'm sorry to hear that you're being denied the opportunity 😔
@HarrietSergeant I've been horrified at the lack of basic understanding of the importance of pain management in in-patient settings
I hope it's resolved soon 🙏🏻
Care homes are just another profit centre.
Private equity owned 150 UK care homes sold to US investment company.
2014-2023: 804 out of 816 care homes forcibly closed by regulator for poor care were corporate owned.
Yet govt obsessed with privatisation.
https://t.co/bGMJNCPse0