For politics.co.uk: The Lola Ilesnami case highlights the Home Office’s failings

I wrote a follow up to my piece about the Lola Ilesanmi case.

This one covers the Home Office failings and the need for change.

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For the Guardian: Wake up, Boots. You can’t judge women who need the morning-after pill

I wrote for the Guardian about Boots' decision to keep the cost of the morning after pill artificially high.

Wake up, Boots. You can't judge women who need the morning after pill

Today Boots said they would review the costs - whoop whoop!

For the New Statesman: A rape-able sex robot makes the world more dangerous for women, not less

I wrote about sex robots for the New Statesman.

A rape-able sex robot makes the world more dangerous for women, not less

It was horrible. 

For politics.co.uk: Will the Home Office deport a three year old girl to face genital mutilation?

I wrote the politics.co.uk about the case of a family facing deportation to Nigeria, where the daughter is at risk of female genital mutilation.

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For OD 50:50 - five British LGBT writers on books that inspired them

I asked writers Paul Burston, Eley Williams, Prof Deborah Cameron, Saleem Haddad and Claire Heuchan to share the LGBT writers who inspired them, in celebration of Pride.

I also talked about Colette.

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Artist in residence at Wales Arts Review

It's the 1st July which means my month-long residency at Wales Arts Review has begun!

I'll upload all the links to this one post so as not to have a bazillion separate posts on the blog throughout the month.

The work I'm producing for the residency explores issues of home, travel, migration and the refugee crisis. I'll also be sharing snippets from a WIP that explores the refugee crises in 2016 and 1938.

You can read all about it in my intro to the residency.

Some of the pieces will feature illustrations by Robert Griggs and Johnny Davies.

The intro

Two poems: Arch, and Endings

The Fur Collar (this is a segment from my longer WIP)

The Dress (short story

Train, with original illustration by Johnny Davies

Homecoming, with original illustration by Robert Griggs

At the border (this is a segment from my longer WIP)

At Yarls Wood (this is a segment from my longer WIP)

In conversation with Women for Refugee Women

Tents, with original illustration by Johnny Davies

Want, with original illustration by Robert Griggs

The Pipka Refugee Camp: a conversation

For Prospect UK: The government’s u-turn on abortion is welcome—but it’s not enough

On a day of exciting new for abortion rights in the UK, I wrote for Prospect magazine on why the change is welcome but not enough.

The government’s u-turn on abortion is welcome—but it’s not enough