Author: sotonettes
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What the Sotonettes thought of Frankenstein…
For November’s meeting, the Sotonettes book club read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. We found Frankenstein was not a horror story as we might have expected, but more or a morality tale, which brought together key issues of the time. The book has some very interesting and topical themes which generated lots of discussion! Below is…
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Should there be more non-acute hospital beds available?
As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we examine the NHS and its provision of non-acute hospital beds. We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance of our November meeting; they don’t reflect any particular view or…
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How can we keep women out of jail?
As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we examine to the funding (or lack of) that is provided to help vulnerable women and keep them out of prison. We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance…
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Campaigning to stop FGM
As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we turn our attention to the practice of female genital multilation (FGM). We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance of our November meeting; they don’t reflect any particular…
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Organ donation – what are your thoughts?
As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we turn our attention to the often discussed topic of organ donation. We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance of our November meeting; they don’t reflect any…
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More voting at the next meeting – this time, resolutions!
Last month (October) we had our voting hats on to decide a new committee member; this month we’ll have more voting to do as we make our opinions heard on the resolutions for 2014. For anyone who doesn’t know much about WI resolutions and campaigning (I didn’t until I joined the committee), here’s a…