Author Archives: Caroline Escott

Local communities can help eradicate the international slave trade

The discovery a few weeks ago of 24 slaves on a caravan site in Leighton Buzzard may have hit the front pages but, for most of us, the trafficking of men, women and children into our communities is something of … Continue reading

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It’s time for Cameron to live up to his fine words on women in politics

Before media and political circles became engulfed by, consecutively, phone hacking, the Oslo attacks and Amy Winehouse’s death, there had been a welcome spate of articles examining the cooling-off of the love affair between women and Cameron’s Conservatives. For reasons … Continue reading

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Rhetoric, communication – and the gulf between the two

You have to feel for the non-Westminster Village public at the moment. In the run-up to the AV referendum, we have seen a great deal of the very worst kind of political campaigning on both sides of the issue, the … Continue reading

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Don’t leave Afghan women behind when making for the exit

Let’s talk about Afghanistan. I know, I know –we’ve been talking about it for years and haven’t you noticed there are all kinds of interesting uprisings happening elsewhere? But bear with me – this year will, after all, see the … Continue reading

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