Current focus on addressing knife crime fails to address its root causes – a more complex, grassroots approach is needed London has been facing a surge in knife crime recently, with shocking statistics revealing that between 2017 and 2018, a person was stabbed to death on average every four days. In response to this worrying …
Domestic violence and abuse against women
Embed from Getty Images 241 women were killed by their partners or ex-partners between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2017 in England and Wales. This means that around 2 women are killed every week, although studies maintain that there are probably many more women killed by their partners than the data shows. Even though …
7/7 Survivor Sajda Mughal OBE speaks out about lack of support post-attack
“Terror Survivors like myself are being consistently let down and treated with disregard by the government.” Our CEO Sajda Mughal has spoken out about the lack of NHS mental health support for survivors of terror attacks in The Independent. As a co-founder of the network Survivors Against Terror, this is an issue close to Sajda’s …
The hidden burden of economic cuts – a feminist perspective on austerity programmes
The UK has been going through some years of continuous economic cuts. Since the 2010 campaign of budget cutting by the current government, a wave of austerity has spread through the country, with continuous reductions in social welfare programmes, especially in social care. We have seen how less and less money has been spent in …
Knife Crime – What’s next?
Knife crime on our streets is endemic. The pervasive nature of the problem sadly becomes more apparent on a daily basis, as more young people lose their lives. The New Year brought about a depressing reality in London, in a short 15 hour period between New Year’s Eve into New Year’s Day four young …