The following (edited version of my last blog entry) was published in the Independent on Tuesday. It's still trending & provoking lots of (mostly) constructive debate.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/dont-think-jeremy-corbyn-is-a-worthy-leader-maybe-its-time-to-leave-the-labour-party-a6773741.html
Elsewhere in the news this week. Police forces admit they're "overwhelmed" by the surge in domestic violence cases in recent years. One woman in England and Wales is killed from domestic violence every three days and despite it being one of the biggest killers in this country, resources to tackle it have been cut to the point where the system is at breaking point.
It should come as no surprise that brutal austerity measures that are hitting the poorest the hardest lead to a surge in alcoholism, mental health incidence and domestic violence. There is a known correlation between economic hardship and domestic violence, yet services that previously existed, albeit basic, have been cut into oblivion by the same government whose policies have created an even greater need for their existence.
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