Still fighting after all these years
It has been a long, hard road for women fighting to free themselves from the oppression of men, and it is far from over.
War is hell
I don’t know how many of you remember the Vietnam War, but there are surely many who have since read and seen films about it, the stories and the toll…
What Christmas Means To Me 2
Christmas long ago lost its meaning. It is now just a festival of greed, writes Susie Granic
Last Word – Rant from the left
It's okay to be angry sometimes. Susie Granic takes aim at a few of the things that get her blood boiling.
Jamaica – a country in crisis Part 2
The criminal justice system in any country is supposed to be the cornerstone on which a good society is built, so, if that system itself is largely corrupt where does…
Jamaica – a country in crisis
In Jamaica...tens of thousands live in precarious conditions without running water, sanitation or decent housing, and unemployment is widespread.
Sitting in judgement on women
THE year is 2022 and the USA, an allegedly civilised country, has rolled back abortion rights by overturning Roe v Wade, while other countries such as India and Ireland are…
Isn’t it time to say “enough”?
IN-WORK poverty. Should that even be a thing? When I started work many, many decades ago it was simply assumed that once you left school or university you got a…
As species die, time runs out for us all
FROM a drought in Kenya threatening more than 2 million people with starvation, to floods in China, to the very real danger of the world losing 18-49% of its insect species,…
Trade unions are starting to fly again
THE ‘summer of discontent’ may indeed be upon us, with commuters already facing challenges due to the RMT union’s completely justified strike action over pay and conditions, and now holidaymakers…