If you work in Disaster Victim Identification/Counter Terror, then you know Israeli security and surveillance is legendary (hi guys 👋). The idea that they did not deploy at Eurovision would be naive. Thats just one of the reasons why whole event felt not particularly joyous

Israeli media/members are spying on conversations of the press in the smoking area and recording/filming secretely and without their consent.
Several media members have reported this to the EBU.
Nothing has been done.

You should read this book, it's really good.

The birth trauma inquiry is sobering and horrific. And then when you consider that Black women have it 4 times worse, their pain discredited and ignored.

This is what we mean when we talk about systemic oppression of women.

I am child free by choice, but this effects all

Today ⁦Theo Clarke MP⁩ & ⁦Rosie Duffield MP’s landmark review finds good maternity care “is the exception rather than the rule”. New mums are suffering lifelong injuries & trauma; services need an overhaul. I shared my own experience last month: newstatesman.com/politics/healt…

The beauty of radio phone in shows is how quickly the scale of scandalous standards in public services becomes apparent, be it #maternity or #housing . People will tell you if you only listen. More on maternity LBC from me at 1pm

Help for Birth Trauma:

Did you know that a third of women - a third - describe their birth as traumatic? BirthTrauma Association can help. Here's a podcast I did with its CEO Kim Thomas.

pod.link/1567190358/epi…

Some personal news.

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The #BirthTraumaInquiry report by the cross party All Party Parliamentary Group is published today and calls on the Government to listen to mums & end the postcode lottery in maternity services. Our headline recommendations to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak:
theo-clarke.org.uk/birth-trauma

To read the full report visit:
theo-clarke.org.uk/birth-trauma

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