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Articles by Amber Bayley
The Red Pill is no mother’s helper, says Saskia Murphy
“Hey! Little Girl/Comb your hair, fix your makeup/Soon he will open the door/Don’t think because there’s a ring on your finger/You needn’t try anymore,” warns crooner Jack Jones in his 1963 song Wives And Lovers, a sickening ode to domestic servitude. The song is a relic, an ancient fossil dug out from a time when women were shackled to the home and expected to paint on a smile of acquiescence while they dutifully cleaned the oven.
The neighbours are finding this air hard to breathe, reports Roger Ratcliffe
The first my sister knew that one of her neighbours was using his apartment as an Airbnb let was around midnight a couple of months ago. In fairly quick succession she heard a door slam, a loud argument and then the smashing of glass, which turned out to be a bottle thrown into the car park.
The green car is more than a white lie, says Roger Ratcliffe
It is World Car Free Day this Sunday, when motorists are encouraged to find other ways of getting from A to B. For me that might mean hopping on a bus to a friend’s house on the outskirts of Leeds then hoofing it to the supermarket. None of which is a problem – I’m already trying to cut my car usage. But the time when we had a choice between climbing behind the driving wheel or using our feet, bikes or public transport could become just a memory.
A little robin red mist falls on Roger Ratcliffe
Most of us who feed birds in the garden develop affection for them. I mean, it’s hard not to be charmed by a robin pecking around in front of your window or singing its heart out from a fence. Robins are definitely not just for Christmas. I even find myself feeling a sense of familial responsibility towards blue tits occupying the nest box I nailed to a tree. That affection extends to any birds that choose my hedge to build their nests.
Why don’t we just… not buy any new clothes in June?
Do you know how much of an impact the fashion industry is having on climate change? Our guess is probably not. Put simply, fast fashion and our current shopping habits are not sustainable for our planet. Although in the UK we have the luxury of endless affordable clothing options, the increase in the availability of fast and disposable clothing is having a devastating impact on the earth and particularly on the people who are making our clothes.
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