I’ve been on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster the past few weeks but I’m slowly picking things back up again; even when you know someone is dying (and I did; my stepfather was diagnosed with cancer nearly a year ago, after having a stroke at the end of January 2007) you’re never quite prepared [...]

I am at NUS Women’s Campaign Conference in Coventry.
At dinner tonight, vegetarians were offered three main dishes, and one fish option, which only the vegetarians were allowed to eat. Non-vegetarians were told they were eating a chicken main course. Everyone was given melon for starters, and dessert was fruit salad.
Irony: the priority campaign this year [...]