(Alternative title: first draft of a poem I wrote on my lunch break about the feeling of seeing women disappear, and the fear that you know exactly how the story ends, because one day it might just be your story too, because in so many ways it already is, and…

Today was the 54th anniversary of Aberfan, and so here’s everything you should know about this disaster: Those coal tips that you can see in the first picture below were dotted all over the landscape in the ’60s. Mining was Wales’ primary industry, and nearly every South Wales town was…

Much like the myth of Medusa, it’s a tale as old as time. The story goes like this: Men sexually abuse women and get away with it for a very long time due to a culture of silence. Women start a movement aimed at speaking out about the abuse and…

There’s a common conception that ‘neutrality’, or silence around these issues, is apolitical. That in failing to take a public stance on an issue, you’re somehow absolving yourself from involvement altogether. And here’s the thing: that’s not true. Neutrality is a political stance. Silence is a political tool. In not…

Full disclaimer: this is, obviously, written by someone who is very much not a fan of the Tory party and its politics, and that absolutely influences some of the rhetoric here. However, I do genuinely believe that the sources provided here speak to the factual basis behind the rage expressed…