Last week, at the end of UK Parliament week, I was honoured to present a bust of Leicester suffragette, Alice Hawkins, to students at New College Leicester after they won an essay writing competition. I did this alongside Alice’s great grandson, Peter Barratt, and you can read coverage of the […]
International Women’s Day took place on 8th March. It’s an opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements – but also to recognise that true equality is a long way off. This year, the theme was ‘each for equal’ and how we are all individually responsible for our thoughts and actions. We can […]