478 Responses to Start the Week Thread 16 November 2020

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  1. StewGreen says:
    November 17, 2020 at 6:58 pm

    ITV local news : usual PRasNews items
    including one promoting a Write A Book Campaign
    The main bit was about Black author Danielle
    … the the expert voice was Anota Anand.

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  2. StewGreen says:
    November 17, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    BBC4 Some Thatcher bashing tonight
    .. at 10pm They have Boys From the Blackstuff the drama about unemployment
    And it’s preceded by a doco about Mrs Thatcher.

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  3. Guest Who says:
    November 17, 2020 at 7:44 pm

    Dick is from Switzerland and… that’s it.

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  5. Guest Who says:
    November 17, 2020 at 7:47 pm

    Award season.

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  6. Fedup2 says:
    November 17, 2020 at 8:26 pm

    And with that happy news for BBC Asian network – let’s start the midweek thread . Thanks for the contributions ….

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  7. StewGreen says:
    November 17, 2020 at 9:15 pm

    Wednesday Woman’s Hour : More Green propaganda
    Rosamund Kissi-Debrah is number three on the Woman’s Hour Power List 2020: Our Planet.
    “She is a tireless campaigner for cleaner air, following the tragic death of her daughter Ella from a series of severe asthma attacks. Since then she’s created powerful change from a grassroots level, influencing the Mayor of London and working with the World Health Organisation.”
    Context : Yes her daughter always had asthma, yes they lived close to the North Circular, yes her daughter died aged 9 in 2013 of asthma complications
    However the link between asthma & traffic is not that rigorous, asthma tends to peak at peak grass pollen time
    so the inquest did not connect the death to traffic

    Suddenly in July 2018 , 5 years after the death the idea of fighting for a fresh inquest came up.
    After petitions after 1.5 years a new inquest was granted and will begin on November 30th

    Kissi-Debrah campaigns closely with Sadiq, however what Sadiq does is not productive.
    He tends to blame London pollution on cars and diesel engines.
    But thing is there are many other causes, and car pollution tends to reduce over time as engine tech advances.
    Sadiqs new cycle lanes have created worse pollution as traffic is more often queuing.

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    • StewGreen says:
      November 17, 2020 at 9:17 pm

      Tomorrow’s FAR RIGHT Woman’s Hour
      on the FAR RIGHT bbc also has this item

      If you don’t feel you know enough about gender politics, a new – and free – course is now available online.
      It covers gender equality, gender history and stereotypes.
      New research indicates that nearly 9 million people in Britain don’t really understand what toxic masculinity is
      …. and nearly 8 million people said they didn’t know enough about LGBTQ rights.”

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