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Big Girls Don’t Cry: What Made In Dagenham reveals about women who make a fuss
Made In Dagenham – the Musical opened in the West End last night. It was an honour to meet four of the original Ford machinsts who launched the strike that resulted in the Equal Pay Act. They enjoyed the show … Continue reading →
Posted in Business/Economics, Culture, journalism, Media, Politics, Theatre, Uncategorized
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Tagged ASDA, Barbara Castle, Equal Pay Act, ford dagenham, front row, Lord Rennard, made in dagenham
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Big Girls Don’t Cry: Lord Rennard, Barbara Castle & women who make a fuss
When the Space Shuttle programme was grounded I wrote this big newspaper feature about how it left a generation, reared on the promise of deep space exploration, on the gantry of broken dreams. It was rather fine, I thought, and … Continue reading →
Posted in Crime and Justice, Politics, Uncategorized
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Tagged Barbara Castle, Beatrix Campbell, Birmingham City Council, Dinner Ladies, Equal Pay Act, feminism, FTW, Liberal Democrats, Lord Rennard, Michael White, NEC, sexual discrimination, sexual harrassment, Stefan Cross, The Guardian, trades unions
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